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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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DIVE definition: 1. to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the…. Learn more.
dive: [noun] the act or an instance of diving: such as. a plunge into water executed in a prescribed manner. a submerging of a submarine. a steep descent of an airplane at greater than the maximum speed of horizontal flight. a sharp decline.
DIVE meaning: 1. to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the…. Learn more.
Dive definition: to plunge into water, especially headfirst.. See examples of DIVE used in a sentence.
13 meanings: 1. to plunge headfirst into water 2. (of a submarine, swimmer, etc) to submerge under water 3. to fly (an.... Click for more definitions.
To dive is to jump head first into the water. You might dare your friend to dive off a boat into a cold lake.
The team’s fortunes have taken a dive this year. 3 movement downwards when something moves down through the air or water Thankfully, the pilot managed to pull out of the dive and regain control. steep/vertical dive 4 DSS jump a jump into deep water with your head and arms going in first 5 swim the act of going under water to swim, using ...
DIVE definition: 1. to jump into water with your head and arms going in first: 2. to swim under water, usually with…. Learn more.
dive for something We heard an explosion and dived for cover (= got into a place where we would be protected). The goalie dived for the ball, but missed it. + adv./prep. It started to rain so we dived into the nearest cafe. He dived headlong into the ditch. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb.
Dive definition, to plunge into water, especially headfirst. See more.
