verb (used without object),dived or dove,dived,div·ing.
to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine.
to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets.
Aeronautics. (of an airplane) to descend rapidly.
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.
verb (used with object),dived or dove,dived,div·ing.
to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend.
to insert quickly; plunge: He dived his hand into his pocket.
noun
an act or instance of diving.
a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board.
the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight.
a submerging, as of a submarine or skindiver.
a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something: He made a dive for the football.
a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices.
Informal. a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub: Grab a beer with some locals at the dive on the corner.
Boxing. a false show of being knocked out, usually in a bout whose result has been prearranged: to take a dive in an early round.
Also called simulated contact .Soccer. a dramatic fall or feigned injury intended to persuade officials to penalize the opposing team: His dive fooled the ref into giving his team a free kick.
Origin of dive
First recorded before 900; Middle English diven “to dive, dip,” Old English dȳfan “to dip” (causative of dūfan “to dive, sink”); cognate with Old Norse dȳfa “to dip,” German taufen “to baptize”; akin to dip1
usage note for dive
Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive.Dived, historically the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard: The rescuer dove into 20 feet of icy water.Dove is an Americanism that probably developed by analogy with alternations like drive, drove and ride, rode. It is the more common form in speech in the northern United States and in Canada, and its use seems to be spreading. The past participle of dive is always dived.
OTHER WORDS FROM dive
post·dive,adjectivepre·dive,adjectiveun·der·dive,nounun·der·dive,verb (used without object),un·der·dived or un·der·dove,un·der·dived,un·der·div·ing.
DeJoy recently shared a national chart with Congress showing on-time mail processing rates took a dive in July, though almost 95 percent is still on time or one day late, on average.
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Looking across a collection of long-standing Tinuiti advertisers, tablet spend growth for Google US paid search started to take a dive in Q4 2019, going from 5% growth last Q3 to 22% decline in the final quarter of the year.
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The decline has been most acute for whiskey imports, which are down by almost 50%, with cognac and brandies seeing a similar dive.
Covid-19 and a trade war are a deadly mix for US liquor imports|Dan Kopf|August 21, 2020|Quartz
Not even after its parent company, the Soviet Union, took a dive in 1991.
Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We wanted to create a dedicated hub where people can dive into it and get all this commentary on the news.
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They'd never be allowed to take their clothes off and dive in the way boys do.
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For anyone looking to dive into the big, knotty history of one of the most iconic states, this book is well worth the time.
How Religion Turned Texas Red|William O’Connor|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And while I may have put a bunch of stunt guys in peril on Titanic, it was my ass in the sphere on the dive.
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To dive into his clothing was a process facilitated by many an artful dodge.
King of Ranleigh|F. S. (Frederick Sadlier) Brereton
He made a dive into a deeper obscurity and I lost him until I heard his knock.
The Jervaise Comedy|J. D. Beresford
She made a dive at me, and before I could escape caught me in her strong young arms and hugged me.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
As I have said before, the purpose of these dreams is to dive into futurity.
La Ronge Journal, 1823|George Nelson
The mode of operation preparatory to a dive is very peculiar and interesting.