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- Dictionarydive/dʌɪv/
verb
- 1. plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head: "she walked to the deep end, then she dived in" Similar
- 2. (of an aircraft or bird) plunge steeply downwards through the air: "the plane dived as it was buffeted by turbulence at 34,000 ft"
noun
- 1. a plunge head first into water: "he hit the sea in a shallow dive" Similar
- 2. a steep descent by an aircraft or bird: "the jumbo jet went into a dive"
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DIVE definition: 1. to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the…. Learn more.
The meaning of DIVE is to plunge into water intentionally and especially headfirst; also : to execute a dive. How to use dive in a sentence. Dived vs. Dove: Usage Guide
to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water: dive for Look at those children diving for oysters over there! dive in They ran to the pool, dived in, and swam to the other side. dive off Mark dove off the bridge into the river.
Dive definition: to plunge into water, especially headfirst.. See examples of DIVE used in a sentence.
[intransitive] (informal) to move or jump quickly in a particular direction, especially to avoid something, to try to catch a ball, etc. dive for something We heard an explosion and dived for cover (= got into a place where we would be protected). The goalie dived for the ball, but missed it.
dive in British English. (daɪv ) verb Word forms: dives, diving, dived, US dove, dived (mainly intr) 1. to plunge headfirst into water. 2. (of a submarine, swimmer, etc) to submerge under water. 3. (also tr) to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path.
To dive is to jump head first into the water. You might dare your friend to dive off a boat into a cold lake. When you dive, you plunge into a pool or other body of water. A bird or airplane also dives when it descends suddenly.
DIVE definition: 1. to jump into water with your head and arms going in first: 2. to swim under water, usually with…. Learn more.
to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand: to dive into one's purse. to dart : to dive into a doorway. to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.
1. a. To plunge, especially headfirst, into water. b. To execute a dive in athletic competition. c. To participate in the sport of competitive diving. 2. a. To go toward the bottom of a body of water: We dove down to check the anchor. b. To engage in the sport of scuba diving. c. To submerge under power. Used of a submarine. 3. a.
