English Explanatory Dictionary

dive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To swim under water.
  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.
  11. To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
noun
  1. A jump or plunge into water.
  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, etc.
  7. Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
  8. A deliberate fall after a challenge.
noun
  1. plural of diva
noun
  1. Obsolete form of daeva.

Pronunciation

/daɪv/ en-us-dive.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dive.wav /ˈdiːveɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dive2.wav

Word forms

dive dives diving dived dove doven diven no-table-tags glossary divest divedst diveth

Etymology

From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.

Derived words

back dive backward dive bedoven crash dive crash-dive deep dive deep-dive divable diveable dive bar dive boat divebomb dive-bomb dive bomber dive brick dive computer dive in divekeeper divemaster diver dive support vessel dive-under divewear divey dolphin dive duck and dive duck dive dumpster dive fish dive forward dive full dive Klinsmann dive nosedive nose-dive postdive power dive predive sailor dive saturation dive scuba diving skin-dive skydive skydiving stage-dive stagedive stage dive Stengel dive swallow dive swandive swan-dive swan dive take a dive undived updive

Translations

Bulgarian: потапям се Chinese Mandarin: 驟降 /骤降 Chinese Mandarin: 暴跌 Esperanto: plonĝi Finnish: sukeltaa Finnish: laskeutua French: plonger German: abtauchen Hebrew: צָלַל Irish: tum Polish: zanurzać się Polish: zanurzyć się Portuguese: despencar Russian: погружа́ться Russian: погрузи́ться Russian: пики́ровать Spanish: descender Swedish: dyka
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