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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"
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Learn the meaning of dive as a verb and a noun in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to use dive in sentences, idioms, and expressions with examples and synonyms.
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. a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something: He made a dive for the football.
Learn the meaning of dive as a verb and a noun in different contexts, such as water, sports, business, and slang. See how to use dive in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and idioms.
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.
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Definition of dive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
