Definition of dive Dive
/dajˈv/ - [dayv] - dive
We found 37 definitions of dive from 9 different sources.
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What does dive mean?
WordNet
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| dive - a headlong plunge into water | ||
| diving | ||
| swim, swimming the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool" | ||
| belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water | ||
| cliff diving diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff | ||
| flip a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water | ||
| full gainer, gainer a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board | ||
| half gainer a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board | ||
| jackknife a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out | ||
| dive - a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | ||
| nose dive, nosedive | ||
| descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction | ||
| dive - a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall | ||
| honkytonk | ||
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| dive - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" | ||
| plunge, plunk | ||
| dump, plunge drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; "The truck dumped the garbage in the street" | ||
| descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
| power-dive make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived" | ||
| nosedive plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft | ||
| duck to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him" | ||
| crash-dive descend steeply and rapidly | ||
| chute, parachute, jump jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute | ||
| dive - plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool" | ||
| submerse, submerge cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" | ||
| aquatics, water sport sports that involve bodies of water | ||
| belly-flop dive so that one hits the water with one's belly | ||
| jackknife dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife | ||
| dive - swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells" | ||
| swim move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives" | ||
| skin-dive swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel | ||
| snorkel dive with a snorkel | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dive (Noun)
A jump or plunge into water. - dive (Noun)
A swim under water. - dive (Noun)
A decline. - dive (Noun)
A seedy bar, nightclub, etc. - dive (Noun)
Aerial descend with the nose pointed down. - dive (Noun)
A deliberate fall after a challenge. - dive (Noun)
Plural of diva. - dive (Verb)
To swim under water. - dive (Verb)
To jump into water head-first. - dive (Verb)
To descend sharply or steeply. - dive (Verb)
Especially with in To undertake with enthusiasm. - dive (Verb)
To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised. - dive (Verb)
To cause to descend, dunk.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dive (v. i.)
To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid. - dive (v. i.)
Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. - dive (v. t.)
To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. - dive (v. t.)
To explore by diving; to plunge into. - dive (n.)
A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively. - dive (n.)
A place of low resort.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The attempt by a football player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and possibly feigning an injury. -
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To fall to the ground and possibly feign an injury in order to gain an unfair advantage in a football match. -
dive
To swim under water. -
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To jump into water. -
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The act of jumping into water. -
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The act of swimming under water. -
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A jump downwards, head first, possibly with arms erected before the head, usually ending up in water.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dīv, v.i. to dip or plunge into water: to go headlong into a recess, forest, &c.: to plunge or go deeply into any matter.—n. a plunge into water: a swoop.—n. Div′er, one who dives: a pearl-diver: one who works from a diving-bell or in a diving-dress beneath water: a bird expert at diving—specifically, the genus diver or loon of northern seas—loosely, auks, grebes, penguins, &c.: (slang) a pickpocket. [A.S. dýfan, dúfan; Ice. dýfa. See Dip.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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To descend or plunge voluntarily head-foremost under the water. To go off deck in the watch. A ship is said to be "diving into it" when she pitches heavily against a head-sea.
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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dive
A gambler's retreat.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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To dive; to pick a pocket. To dive for a dinner; to go down into a cellar to dinner. A dive, is a thief who stands ready to receive goods thrown out to him by a little boy put in at a window. Cant.
