Definitions for DIVE
daɪvdive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. honkytonk, divenoun

   a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

2. dive, divingnoun

   a headlong plunge into water

3. dive, nose dive, nosediveverb

   a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

4. dive, plunge, plunkverb

   drop steeply

   "the stock market plunged"

5. diveverb

   plunge into water

   "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"

6. diveverb

   swim under water

   "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divenoun

   Plural form of diva.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Diveverb

   To explore by diving.

   Then Brutus, Rome’s first martyr I must name,
   The Curtii bravely div’d the gulph of fame. John Denham.

2. To DIVEverb

   Etymology: dippan, Saxon.

   1. To sink voluntarily under water.

   I am not yet informed, whether when a diver diveth, having his eyes open, and swimeth upon his back, he sees things in the air greater or less. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 76.

   Around our pole the spiry dragon glides,
   And, like a winding stream, the Bears divides,
   The less and greater; who, by fate’s decree,
   Abhor to dive beneath the Southern sea. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.

   That the air in the blood-vessels of live bodies has a communication with the outward air, I think, seems plain, from the experiments of human creatures being able to bear air of much greater density in diving, and of much less upon the tops of mountains, provided the changes be made gradually. Arb.

   2. To go under water in search of any thing.

   Crocodiles defend those pearls which lie in the lakes: the poor Indians are eaten up by them, when they dive for the pearl. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main,
   Where folly fights for kings, or dives for gain. Alexander Pope, Essays.

   3. To go deep into any question; doctrine; or science.

   The wits that div’d most deep, and soar’d most high,
   Seeking man’s powers, have found his weakness such. Davies.

   He performs all this out of his own fund, without diving into the arts and sciences for a supply. Dryden.

   Whensoever we would proceed beyond those simple ideas, and dive farther into the nature of things, we fall presently into darkness and obscurity. John Locke.

   You swim a-top, and on the surface strive;
   But to the depths of nature never dive. Richard Blackmore.

   You should have div’d into my inmost thoughts. Phillips.

   4. To immerge into any business or condition.

   Sweet prince, th’ untainted virtue of your years
   Hath not yet div’d into the world’s deceit,
   Nor can you distinguish. William Shakespeare, Rich III.

   5. To depart from observation.

   Dive thoughts down to my soul, here Clarence comes. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dive

   Dive is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was included on his third studio album ÷ (2017). After the album's release it charted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

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1. dive

   A dive refers to the action of plunging headfirst into water, usually done in a precise and skillful way, or exploring underwater areas, especially in scuba diving. In a broader context, it can also refer to a sudden or sharp decrease or drop in level or value, or a hurried or rapid movement to escape something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diveverb

   to plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid

2. Diveverb

   fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore

3. Diveverb

   to plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck

4. Diveverb

   to explore by diving; to plunge into

5. Divenoun

   a plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively

6. Divenoun

   a place of low resort

7. Etymology: [OE. diven, duven, AS. dfan to sink, v. t., fr. dfan, v. i.; akin to Icel. dfa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and perh. to dove, n. Cf. Dip.]

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1. Dive

   Dive is a Belgian industrial music band formed in 1990 by Dirk Ivens. Dive's "audio trademark" is the experimental sound of abused drum machines, pulsating through crackling distortion on almost every song.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dive

   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.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DIVE

   A gambler's retreat. DIVIDENDS A gambler's reward.

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1. dive

   Song lyrics by dive -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by dive on the Lyrics.com website.

2. DIVE

   What does DIVE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DIVE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Aquatics
   • Descend
   • Nightclub
   • Submerge
   • Swim
   • Swimming

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DIVE' in Verbs Frequency: #1073

How to pronounce DIVE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DIVE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of DIVE in a Sentence

1. Bill Whitehouse:

   The description in his email was it was a bit of a gnarly dive, which means there were complications and problems, quite a strong flow, current, so they're having to swim against the current and pull themselves along the walls. The visibility in the water wouldn't have been very good.

2. Marine Police:

   Right now, officials from the marine police and navy are helping to dive at the spot where the boat sank, they are diving to a depth of about 40 meters (130 feet).

3. Bret Baier:

   Show up. Dive in. Stay at it. Sometimes you’ll win. Sometimes you’ll lose.

4. Susannah Koteens:

   We've taken a big nose dive the last two weeks, it's painful.

5. Aida Manduley:

   Some people feel like their duty is to dive in and consume all of the media coverage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DIVE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DIVE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DIVE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DIVE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DIVE
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=DIVE