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- Dictionarydive/dʌɪv/
verb
- 1. plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head: "she walked to the deep end, then she dived in" Similar
- 2. (of an aircraft or bird) plunge steeply downwards through the air: "the plane dived as it was buffeted by turbulence at 34,000 ft"
noun
- 1. a plunge head first into water: "he hit the sea in a shallow dive" Similar
- 2. a steep descent by an aircraft or bird: "the jumbo jet went into a dive"
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The meaning of DIVE is to plunge into water intentionally and especially headfirst; also : to execute a dive. How to use dive in a sentence. Dived vs. Dove: Usage Guide
to jump head first into water, esp. with your arms held straight above your head, or to move down quickly through water or the air: Mark dove off the cliff into the ocean. Dolphins can dive to great depths. [ + to infinitive ] The plane dived to avoid enemy aircraft fire.
DIVE meaning: 1. to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the…. Learn more.
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.
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.
If you dive, you go under the surface of the sea or a lake, using special breathing equipment.
Definition of dive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DIVE definition: 1. to jump into water with your head and arms going in first: 2. to swim under water, usually with…. Learn more.
[intransitive] (informal) to move or jump quickly in a particular direction, especially to avoid something, to try to catch a ball, etc. dive for something We heard an explosion and dove for cover (= got into a place where we would be protected).
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.
