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    dive
    [dīv]
    verb
    dive (verb) · dives (third person present) · dived (past tense) · dived (past participle) · dove (past tense) · dove (past participle) · diving (present participle)
    1. plunge head first into water:
      "she walked to the deep end, then she dived in" · "he dived off the bridge for a bet"
      • (of a fish, a submarine, or a vessel used for underwater exploration) go to a deeper level in water:
        "the fish dive down to about 1,400 feet and then swim southwest"
      • swim underwater using breathing equipment:
        "he had been diving in the area to test equipment"
    2. (of an aircraft or bird) plunge steeply downward through the air:
      "the aircraft dove for the ground to avoid the attack"
      • move quickly or suddenly in a specified direction:
        "a bullet passed close to his head and he dived for cover"
      • (of prices or profits) drop suddenly:
        "profits before tax dived by 61 percent"
      • soccer
        informal
        (of a player) deliberately fall when challenged in order to deceive the referee into awarding a foul:
        "Stein was booked for diving"
    noun
    dive (noun) · dives (plural noun) · dive bar (noun) · dive bars (plural noun)
    1. a plunge head first into water:
      "he hit the sea in a shallow dive" · "a high dive"
      • an instance of swimming or going deeper under water:
        "divers should have a good intake of fluid before each dive"
    2. a steep descent by an aircraft or bird. See also nosedive.
      "the jumbo jet went into a dive"
      • a sudden movement in a specified direction:
        "she made a dive for the fridge to quench her raging thirst"
      • a sudden and significant fall in prices or profits:
        "an 11 percent dive in profits"
      • soccer
        informal
        a deliberate fall by a player, intended to deceive the referee into awarding a foul.
    3. informal
      a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment:
      "he got into a fight in some dive" · "a detective story set in the smoky clubs and dive bars of 1940s Los Angeles"
    Origin
    Old English dūfan ‘dive, sink’ and dȳfan ‘immerse’, of Germanic origin; related to deep and dip.
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    verb
    1. plunge head first into water:
    noun
    1. a plunge head first into water:
      • a steep descent by an aircraft or bird. See also
        nosedive
        .
        Opposite:
      • a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment:
        sleazy bar
        sleazy nightclub
        drinking den
       
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