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dive — English noun · Kenne

noun#7,018 by frequency

dive

/daɪv/

A jump or plunge into water; A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance; A downward swooping motion; A swim under water

plural: dives

Meanings

1
A jump or plunge into water
- It is a dive bar.
  Tatoeba · tabular · CC BY 2.0 FR
- It's not exactly a hot spot, it's more of a dive bar.
  Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance
3
A downward swooping motion
4
A swim under water
5
A decline
6
A seedy bar, nightclub, etcrare
7
Aerial descent with the nose pointed downrare
8
A deliberate fall after a challengerare

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dive

/daɪv/

To swim under water; To jump into water head-first; To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance; To descend sharply or steeply

he/she/it: dives
past: dived
past participle: dived

Meanings

1
To swim under water
- He knows how to dive.
  Tatoeba · Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR
- I dived into the river.
  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
To jump into water head-first
3
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance
4

To descend sharply or steeply

5

To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft

6

To undertake with enthusiasm

7

To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised

8

To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usually results in a wicket and appreciation

9

To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water

10

To explore by diving; to plunge into