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- DictionaryDive/dīv/
verb
- 1. plunge head first into water: "she walked to the deep end, then she dived in"
- 2. (of an aircraft or bird) plunge steeply downward through the air: "the aircraft dove for the ground to avoid the attack"
noun
- 1. a plunge head first into water: "he hit the sea in a shallow dive"
- 2. a steep descent by an aircraft or bird: "the jumbo jet went into a dive"
an act or instance of diving. a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board. the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight. a submerging, as of a submarine or skin diver.
Definition of dive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To dive is to jump head first into the water. You might dare your friend to dive off a boat into a cold lake. When you dive, you plunge into a pool or other body of water. A bird or airplane also dives when it descends suddenly. The plunge or drop itself is also a dive: "When the plane went into a dive I had to close my eyes."
5 days ago · dive in American English. (daiv) (verb dived or dove, dived, diving) intransitive verb. 1. to plunge into water, esp. headfirst. 2. to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine. 3. to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.
to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand: to dive into one's purse. to dart : to dive into a doorway. to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.
B1. to swim under water, usually with breathing equipment. dive into/over/under, etc. to move somewhere quickly: He heard footsteps and dived under the table. dive verb [I] (FLY) to fly down through the air very quickly: Suddenly the plane dived to the ground. dive verb [I] (VALUE) If a value or price dives, it suddenly becomes less. dive.
noun. an act or instance of diving. a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board. the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight. a submerging, as of a submarine or skin diver.
