Dive

English Meaning

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

1. To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.
2. To execute a dive in athletic competition.
3. To participate in the sport of competitive diving.
4. To go toward the bottom of a body of water; submerge.
5. To engage in the activity of scuba diving.
6. To submerge under power. Used of a submarine.
7. To fall head down through the air.
8. To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
9. To engage in the sport of skydiving.
10. To drop sharply and rapidly; plummet: Stock prices dove 100 points in a single day of trading.
11. To rush headlong and vanish into: dive into a crowd.
12. To plunge one's hand into.
13. To lunge: dove for the loose ball.
14. To plunge into an activity or enterprise with vigor and gusto.
15. To cause (an aircraft, for example) to dive.
16. A plunge into water, especially done headfirst and in a way established for athletic competition.
17. The act or an instance of submerging, as of a submarine or a skin diver.
18. A nearly vertical descent at an accelerated speed through the air.
19. A quick, pronounced drop.
20. Slang A disreputable or run-down bar or nightclub.
21. A run-down residence.
22. Sports A knockout feigned by prearrangement between prizefighters: The challenger took a dive.
23. Sports An exaggerated fall, especially by a hockey player, intended to draw a penalty against an opponent.
24. A lunge or a headlong jump: made a dive to catch the falling teacup.
25. Football An offensive play in which the carrier of the ball plunges into the opposing line in order to gain short yardage.
26. A plural of diva.