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. To fall head down through the air.
b. To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
c. To engage in the sport of skydiving.
4. To drop sharply and rapidly; plummet: Stock prices dove 100 points in a single day of trading.
5.
a. To rush headlong and vanish into something: The fugitive dove into the crowd and escaped.
b. To plunge one's hand into something: dove into the cookie jar.
6. To lunge or leap headfirst: dove for the loose ball.
7. To plunge into an activity or enterprise with vigor and gusto.
8. Sports To exaggerate a fall in an attempt to induce a referee to call a penalty on an opponent.
v.tr.
1. To cause (an aircraft, for example) to dive.
2. To go scuba-diving to or along: We dove that reef last week.
n.
1.
a. A plunge into water, especially done headfirst and in a way established for athletic competition.
b. The act or an instance of going under water, as of a submarine or a skin diver.
c. A nearly vertical descent at an accelerated speed through the air.
2. A rapid or abrupt decrease: Stock prices took a dive.
3.
a. Slang A disreputable or run-down bar or nightclub.
b. A run-down residence.
4. Sports
a. A knockout feigned by a prizefighter: The challenger took a dive.
b. An exaggerated fall, especially by a hockey player, intended to draw a penalty against an opponent.
5.
a. A lunge or a headlong jump: made a dive to catch the falling teacup.
b. Football An offensive play in which the carrier of the ball plunges into the opposing line in order to gain short yardage.
[Middle English diven, from Old English dȳfan, to dip, and from dūfan, to sink; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: Either dove or dived is acceptable as the past tense of dive. In our 2008 survey 92 percent of the Usage Panel accepted dove and 72 percent accepted dived in the sentence. Keeping their New Year's Day tradition, the L Street Brownies dove/dived into Dorchester Bay this morning. This may seem odd considering that dived is actually the older form. In fact, the emergence of dove runs against the general tendency of change in English verb forms. Old English had two classes of verbs: strong verbs, whose past tense was indicated by a change in their vowel (a process that survives in such present-day English verbs as drive/drove and fling/flung); and weak verbs, whose past was formed with a suffix related to -ed in Modern English (as in present-day English live/lived and move/moved). Dive comes from one of these weak verbs. Since the Old English period, many verbs have changed from the strong pattern to the weak one; for example, the past tense of step, formerly stop, became stepped. Over the years, in fact, the weak pattern has become so prevalent that we use the term regular to refer to verbs that form their past tense by suffixation of -ed. However, there have occasionally been changes in the other direction: the past tense of wear, now wore, was once werede, and that of spit, now spat, was once spitede. The development of dove is an additional example of the small group of verbs that have swum against the historical tide.
3. to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets.
4. (of an airplane) to descend rapidly.
5. to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand: to dive into one's purse.
6. to dart: to dive into a doorway.
7. to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.
v.t.
8. to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend.
n.
9. an act or instance of diving.
10. a jump or plunge into water, esp. in a prescribed way from a diving board.
11. the steep, rapid descent of an airplane at a speed far exceeding that in level flight.
12. a submerging, as of a submarine or skindiver.
13. a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something.
14. a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices.
15. Informal. a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub.
16. (in boxing) a false show of being knocked out, usu. in a bout whose result has been prearranged.
[before 900; Middle English: to dive, dip, Old English dȳfan to dip]
usage: Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive. dived, the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard. 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 U.S. and in Canada, and its use seems to be spreading. The past participle of dive is always dived.
cabaret, night club, nightclub, nightspot, club - a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club"
cliff diving - diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff
flip - a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
full gainer, gainer - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board
half gainer - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board
jackknife - a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
swallow dive, swan dive - a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
chute, parachute, jump - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
dump, plunge - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
2.
dive - plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
4. (Ftbl) → estiradaf to take a dive (Ftbl) → tirarsea lapiscina (dejarse caer deliberadamente con la intención de conseguir un tiro libre o un penalty)
to dive into sth (= plunge hand into) [+ bag, drawer] → plonger la main dans qchdive-bomb [ˈdaɪvbɒm]vt [plane] [+ area, city] → bombarder en piquédive bomber dive-bomber[ˈdaɪvbɒmər]n (= plane) → bombardierm
b. (fam) (move quickly) to dive into (doorway, hole) → buttarsi dentro; (car, taxi) → saltare su he dived into the crowd → si tuffòor si lanciò tra la folla he dived for cover → si è buttato al riparo he dived for the exit → si è lanciatoorprecipitato verso l'uscita
1. to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air. He dived off a rock into the sea. duik يَغْطُسُ، يَغوصُ гмуркам се mergulhar skočit střemhlav tauchen springe på hovedet βουτώzambullirse, tirarse de cabeza sukelduma شیرجه رفتن sukeltaa plonger לִצְלוֹל डुबकी मारना zaroniti, skočiti u vodu fejest ugrik terjun stinga sér tuffarsi 飛び込む 다이빙 하다 nerti nirt menjunam duikenstupe, dukke ned, dykkeskoczyć په اوبو كې غوټه كېدل: له پاس څخه دالو تكى په ګړهنديتوب را ټيټېدل mergulhar a plonja нырять skočiť strmhlav skočiti (na glavo v vodo) naglavce skočiti u vodu dyka พุ่งหลาวลงน้ำ; ดิ่งลงมาจาก dalmak 跳水，俯衝 пірнати, поринати; кидатися в воду; занурюватися سر کے بل غوطہ لگانا lặn 跳水，俯冲
2. to go quickly and suddenly out of sight. She dived down a back street and into a shop. wegduik يَخْتَفي فَجْأَةً وبِسُرْعَه втурвам се mergulhar zapadnout verschwinden forsvinde hovedkuls εξαφανίζομαιprecipitarse hacia, abalanzarse lipsama به سرعت از نظر دور شدن kadota plonger, s'engouffrer לִצְלוֹל निगाह से अचानक गायब होना uroniti (le)merül; búvárkodik menghilang skjótast riversarsi, precipitarsi 姿を消す 갑자기 사라지다 nerti, smukti pēkšņi nozust serbu verdwijnenforsvinne ut av syne, stupe, dukke dać nura, zniknąć له پاس څخه دالو تكى په ګړهنديتوب را ټيټېدل mergulhar a dispărea (brusc) юркнуть zapadnúť, náhle zmiznúť izginiti zamaknuti försvinna หายไปอย่างรวดเร็ว çabucak gözden kaybolmak 突然消失眼前 раптом зникнути تیزی سے نظروں سے اوجھل ہو جانا vụt biến mất 突然从视野中消失
noun
an act of diving. She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool. duik غَوْصَه، غَطْسَه гмуркане mergulho skok das Tauchen hovedspring; udspring βουτιάzambullida, salto de cabeza vettehüpe, sukeldus شیرجه sukellus plongeonצלילה गोताखोरी uron, zaranjanje fejes(ugrás) loncatan dÿfa, dÿfing tuffo 飛び込み 다이빙 nėrimas/šuolis į vandenį niršana junaman duikstupskok په اوبو كې غوټه كېدل mergulho săritură (în apă) прыжок в воду skok skok (na glavo) zaron dykning, huvudhopp การดำน้ำ dalış 跳水 пірнання; занурення غوطہ لگانے کا عمل hành động lặn 跳水
ˈdiver noun
a person who dives, especially one who works under water using special breathing equipment. duiker غَطّاس، غَوّاص водолаз mergulhador potápěč der Taucher dykker δύτηςbuzo sukelduja, tuuker غواص sukeltaja plongeur/-euse צוללן गोताखोर ronilac búvár penyelam kafari sommozzatore, sommozzatrice; tuffatore, tuffatrice 潜水夫 다이버 naras, šuolininkas nirējs; ūdenslīdējs penjunam duikerstuper, dykkernurek شوپشو كېدل، يو له بله چلا كېدلك يو له بله جلا كېدل، ليرې كېدل (يوله بل څخه) mergulhador scafandru; scufundător водолаз potápač skakalec (v vodo) ronilac dykare นักดำน้ำ dalgıç 跳水者，潛水員 водолаз غوطہ خور thợ lặn 跳水者，潜水员
ˈdiving-board noun
a platform from which to dive, erected beside a swimming-pool. duikplank خَشَبَةُ القَفْز трамплин за скачане във вода trampolim skokanské prkno das Sprungbrett vippe εξέδρα καταδύσεωνtrampolín hüppelaud تخته شیرجه ponnahduslauta plongeoirמקפצה डाइविंग बोर्ड daska za skakanje u vodu, platforma za zaranjanje ugródeszka papan loncatan stökkbretti trampolino 飛び込み台 다이빙 도약대 tramplinas tramplīns (lēkšanai ūdenī) papan anjal duikplankstupebretttrampolina هغه تخته چې له هغې څخه څوك ځان اوبو ته وراچوى prancha de mergulho trambulină трамплин skokanská doska skakalna deska odskočna daska trampolin, svikt แท่นกระโดดน้ำ atlama tahtası, tramplen 跳水板 трамплін для стрибків у воду چھلانگ تختہ cầu nhảy 跳水板
great diving beetle
a water insect that carries a bubble of air under its wing cover for breathing when it is under water. groot duik tor خُنْفُساء مائِيّه вид воден бръмбар grande besouro aquático potápník der Gelbrandkäfer είδος υδρόβιου εντόμου ditisco ujur خزوک suursukeltaja dytique חִיפּוּשִית צוֹלֶלֶת एक तरह का कीड़ा obrubljeni kozak csíkbogár uir-uir köfunarbjalla ditisco げんごろう 물방개 geltonkraštė dūsia ūdensvabole uir-uir waterkever pływak żółtobrzeżek څپه (دسيند)، دڅپوشور، دڅپو ځګ gândac de apă жук-плавунец potápnik hrošč povodnjak vrsta insekta gulrandad dykare ด้วงดิ่ง dalgıç böcek 龍蝨 плавунець облямований ایک پانی کا حشرہ con bọ dừa 潜水甲虫
No man on board, except Dennitson, could capture as many coins as she with a single dive. On the forward main-deck was a big canvas tank with six feet of sea-water.
"You know Colombo, and how the native boys dive for coins in the shark-infested bay.
"We can run out of the Shark's mouth and dive into the sea."
The two fugitives were just about to dive into the sea when the Shark sneezed very suddenly and, as he sneezed, he gave Pinocchio and Geppetto such a jolt that they found themselves thrown on their backs and dashed once more and very unceremoniously into the stomach of the monster.
He knew that just as readily as the other would he dive among ground-sharks to save a life, but in that fact he could find no sanction for the foolhardy act of diving among sharks for the half of a fish.
My Lord Dives's remains are in the family vault: the statuaries are cutting an inscription veraciously commemorating his virtues, and the sorrows of his heir, who is disposing of his goods.
Enterprising young housekeepers are measuring the looking-glasses and hangings to see if they will suit the new menage (Snob will brag for years that he has purchased this or that at Dives's sale), and Mr.
If he and his team chanced to be in the rear he preserved a demeanor of serenity, crossing his legs and bursting forth into yells when foot passengers took dangerous dives beneath the noses of his champing horses.
He sat aloft and denounced their frantic leaps, plunges, dives and straddles.
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