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dive
[ dahyv ]
verb (used without object)
- to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine.
- to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.:
The acrobats dived into nets.
- Aeronautics. (of an airplane) to descend rapidly.
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend.
- to insert quickly; plunge:
He dived his hand into his pocket.
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.
- a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something:
He made a dive for the football.
- a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices.
- Slang.
- a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub:
Grab a beer with some locals at the dive on the corner.
- any shabby, run-down place, especially a residence.
- Boxing. a false show of being knocked out, usually in a bout whose result has been prearranged:
to take a dive in an early round.
- Also called sim·u·lat·ed con·tact [sim, -y, uh, -ley-tid , kon, -takt]. Soccer. a dramatic fall or feigned injury intended to persuade officials to penalize the opposing team:
His dive fooled the ref into giving his team a free kick.
dive
/ »å²¹Éª±¹ /
verb
- to plunge headfirst into water
- (of a submarine, swimmer, etc) to submerge under water
- also tr to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path
- to rush, go, or reach quickly, as in a headlong plunge
he dived for the ball
- also tr; foll by in or into to dip or put (one's hand) quickly or forcefully (into)
to dive into one's pocket
- usually foll byin or into to involve oneself (in something), as in eating food
- slang.soccer (of a footballer) to pretend to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty
noun
- a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport
- an act or instance of diving
- a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft
- slang.a disreputable or seedy bar or club
- slang.boxing the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out
he took a dive in the fourth round
- slang.soccer the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded
Usage Note
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è´Ç²õ³Ù·»å¾±±¹±ð adjective
- ±è°ù±ð·»å¾±±¹±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·»å±ð°ù·»å¾±±¹±ð noun
- ³Ü²Ô·»å±ð°ù·»å¾±±¹±ð verb (used without object) underdived or underdove underdived underdiving
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dive1
Example Sentences
Female Invest also has big plans for diving deeper into fintech.
Among them was 5 Star Bar, an authentic dive bar that served cheap beer, grilled simple, tasty burgers and hosted live music.
The Pentagon is diving deeper into the controversy surrounding a group chat between Trump administration officials discussing war plans in Yemen.
Still, a 20-minute interview may take hours of work and shows such as a science segment on the geology of Mars require an even deeper dive.
And what was the trigger behind Frank tossing aside his sobriety and Buddhist devotion so fast and diving back into depravity?
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