 Definitions of DIVE [ɪv] 
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1. (v.i.) dive
to plunge into water, esp. headfirst.
2. dive
to submerge, as a submarine.
3. dive
to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.:
The acrobats dived into nets.
4. dive
(of an airplane) to descend rapidly.
5. dive
to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand:
to dive into one's purse.
6. dive
to dart:
to dive into a doorway.
7. dive
to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.
8. (v.t.) dive
to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend.
9. (n.) dive
an act or instance of diving.
10. dive
a jump or plunge into water, esp. in a prescribed way from a diving board.
11. dive
the steep, rapid descent of an airplane at a speed far exceeding that in level flight.
12. dive
a submerging, as of a submarine or skindiver.
13. dive
a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something.
14. dive
a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices.
15. dive
Informal. a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub.
16. dive
(in boxing) a false show of being knocked out, usu. in a bout whose result has been prearranged.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME: to dive, dip, OE d&ymacr;fan to dip)
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| Definition of 'DIVE' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) honkytonk, dive
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
2. (noun) dive, diving
a headlong plunge into water
3. (verb) dive, nose dive, nosedive
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
4. (verb) dive, plunge, plunk
drop steeply
"the stock market plunged"
5. (verb) dive
plunge into water
"I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
6. (verb) dive
swim under water
"the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
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1. (verb) dive
to jump into the water headfirst
diving off rocks into the ocean
2. dive
to swim underwater with breathing equipment
***They went diving near the reef.
3. dive
go diving
to move or fall somewhere quickly
She dived into a doorway to avoid them.
4. dive
≠ shoot up
Share prices have dived to just $10.
5. (noun) dive
the act of diving into water
a dive from the platform
6. dive
an occasion when sb dives with breathing equipment
***my first dive in the ocean
7. dive
a sudden fall toward the ground
The aircraft went into a dive.
8. dive
a sudden and severe fall in value
House prices have taken a dive recently.
9. dive
take a dive
a small, cheap, and unattractive place to eat or drink
a great little downtown dive
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| Definition of 'DIVE' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) DIVE
a plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively
2. (noun) DIVE
a place of low resort
3. (verb) DIVE
to plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid
4. (verb) DIVE
fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore
5. (verb) DIVE
to plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck
6. (verb) DIVE
to explore by diving; to plunge into
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Sense: to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air
He dived off a rock into the sea.
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 Afrikaans: duik |
 Arabic: يَغْطُسُ، يَغوصُ |
 Bulgarian: гмуркам се |
 Brazilian: mergulhar |
 Czech: skočit střemhlav |
 German: tauchen |
 Danish: springe på hovedet |
 Greek: βουτώ |
 Spanish: zambullirse, tirarse de c |
 Estonian: sukelduma |
 Farsi: شیرجه رفتن |
 Finnish: sukeltaa |
 French: plonger |
 Hebrew: לִצְלוֹל |
 Hindi: डुबकी मारना |
 Croatian: zaroniti, skočiti u vodu |
 Hungarian: fejest ugrik |
 Indonesian: terjun |
 Icelandic: stinga sér |
 Italian: tuffarsi |
 Japanese: 飛び込む |
 Korean: 다이빙 하다 |
 Lithuanian: nerti |
 Latvian: nirt |
 Malay: menjunam |
 Dutch: duiken |
 Norwegian: stupe, dukke ned, dykke |
 Polish: skoczyć (do wody) |
 Persian: شیرجه رفتن |
 Pashto: په اوبو كې غوټه كېدل: له |
 Portuguese: mergulhar |
 Romanian: a plonja |
 Russian: нырять |
 Slovak: skočiť strmhlav |
 Slovenian: skočiti (na glavo v vodo) |
 Serbian: naglavce skočiti u vodu |
 Swedish: dyka |
 Thai: พุ่งหลาวลงน้ำ; ดิ่งลงมาจา |
 Turkish: dalmak |
 Taiwanese: 跳水，俯衝 |
 Ukrainian: пірнати, поринати; кидати |
 Urdu: سر کے بل غوطہ لگانا |
 Vietnamese: lặn |
 Chinese: 跳水，俯冲 |
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