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dive ¹  (dv)

v. dived or dove (dv), dived, div·ing, dives

v.intr.

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; submerge.

b. To engage in the activity 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: dive into a crowd.

b. To plunge one's hand into.

6. To lunge: dove for the loose ball.

7. To plunge into an activity or enterprise with vigor and gusto.

v.tr.

To cause (an aircraft, for example) to dive.

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 submerging, as of a submarine or a skin diver.

c. A nearly vertical descent at an accelerated speed through the air.

d. A quick, pronounced drop.

2.

a. Slang A disreputable or run-down bar or nightclub.

b. A run-down residence.

3. Sports

a. A knockout feigned by prearrangement between prizefighters: The challenger took a dive.

b. An exaggerated fall, especially by a hockey player, intended to draw a penalty against an opponent.

4.

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.

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[Middle English diven, from Old English dfan, to dip, and from dfan, to sink; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Either dove or dived is acceptable as the past tense of dive. Usage preferences show regional distribution, although both forms are heard throughout the United States. According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, in the North, dove is more prevalent; in the South Midland, dived. Dived is actually the earlier form, and the emergence of dove may appear anomalous in light of the general tendencies 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 or 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). 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.

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di·ve ²  (dv)

n.

A plural of diva.

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dive [daɪv]

vb dives, diving, dived US, dove dived (mainly intr)

1. to plunge headfirst into water

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a submarine, swimmer, etc.) to submerge under water

3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (also tr) to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path

4. to rush, go, or reach quickly, as in a headlong plunge he dived for the ball

5. (also tr; foll by in or into) to dip or put (one's hand) quickly or forcefully (into) to dive into one's pocket

6. (usually foll by in or into) to involve oneself (in something), as in eating food

7. (Team Sports / Soccer) Soccer slang (of a footballer) to pretend to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (Transport / Nautical Terms) an act or instance of diving

3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft

4. Slang a disreputable or seedy bar or club

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing slang the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out he took a dive in the fourth round

6. (Team Sports / Soccer) Soccer slang the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded

[Old English dȳfan; related to Old Norse dȳfa to dip, Frisian dīvi; see deep, dip]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dive - a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall honkytonk 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"
	2.	dive - a headlong plunge into water diving swim, swimming - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool" belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper - a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water 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
	3.	dive - a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft nose dive, nosedive descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction power dive - a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine
Verb	1.	dive - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" plunge, plunk power-dive - make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived" nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft duck - submerge or plunge suddenly crash-dive - descend steeply and rapidly 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" aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water belly-flop - dive so that one hits the water with one's belly jackknife - dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife submerge, submerse - sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
	3.	dive - swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells" swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank" skin-dive - swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel snorkel - dive with a snorkel

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dive

verb

1. plunge, drop, jump, pitch, leap, duck, dip, descend, plummet He tried to escape by diving into a river.

2. go underwater, snorkel, scuba-dive, submerge, swim under water They are diving to collect marine organisms.

3. nose-dive, fall, plunge, crash, pitch, swoop, plummet His monoplane stalled and dived into the ground.

4. leap, jump, dash, bolt, dart, lunge, scurry, throw yourself They dived into a taxi.

noun

1. plunge, spring, jump, leap, dash, header (informal), swoop, lunge, nose dive He made a sudden dive for his legs.

2. (Slang) sleazy bar, joint (slang), nightclub, honky-tonk (U.S. slang), drinking den, drinking joint We've played in all the dives about here.

Translations

dive [daɪv]

A. N

1. (into water) → salto m de cabeza(al agua), zambullida f, clavado m (CAm, Mex); (by professional diver, of submarine) → inmersión f

2. (Aer) → picado m, picada f (LAm)

3. (= leap) to make a dive for sth → lanzarse or abalanzarse sobre algo

4. (Ftbl) → estirada f
to take a dive (Ftbl) → tirarse a la piscina(dejarse caer deliberadamente con la intención de conseguir un tiro libre o un penalty)

5. (fig) (= fall) his reputation has taken a dive → su reputación ha caído en picado

6. (pej) (= club etc) → garito m

B. VI

1. [swimmer] → tirarse, zambullirse, dar un clavado(CAm, Mex), clavarse(CAm, Mex); (artistically) → saltar; (underwater) → bucear; [submarine] → sumergirse
the kids were diving for coins → los niños se tiraban al agua para recoger monedas
to dive for pearls → buscar perlas
to dive into the water → tirarse al agua, zambullirse

2. (Aer) → bajar en picado

3. (= leap) the goalkeeper dived for the ball → el portero se lanzó a parar el balón
to dive for cover → precipitarse en busca de cobijo
he dived for the exit → se precipitó hacia la salida
he dived into the crowd → se metió entre la muchedumbre
to dive into one's pocket → meter la mano en el bolsillo
to dive into a bar → entrar a toda prisa en un bar
I dived into the shop for a paper → pasé corriendo por la tienda a por un periódico, me metí corriendo a la tienda a por un periódico

4. (= fall) [prices etc] → bajar de golpe, caer en picado or (LAm) picada

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dive [ˈdaɪv]

n

[swimmer, bird] → plongeon m

[deep-sea diver] → plongée f

[submarine] → plongée f

[plane] → piqué m

(pejorative) (= café, bar) → bouge m

[footballer] → chiqué m >
to take a dive → faire du chiqué >

vi

[swimmer, bird] → plonger
to dive in [swimmer] → faire un plongeon
to dive into sth [+ river, sea] → plonger dans qch, se jeter dans qch
to dive down → plonger
to dive off sth [+ rock, cliff, diving board] → plonger de qch, plonger du haut de qch

[deep-sea diver] → plonger

(= move quickly) → foncer
to dive into sth (= leap) → sauter dans qch
to dive for cover (= dash) → se précipiter pour se mettre à l'abri

to dive into sth (= plunge hand into) [+ bag, drawer] → plonger la main dans qch
dive-bomb [ˈdaɪvbɒm] vt [plane] [+ area, city] → bombarder en piqué
dive bomber dive-bomber [ˈdaɪvbɒmə^r] n (= plane) → bombardier m

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dive vb: pret <dived or (US) dove>, ptp <dived>

n

(by swimmer) → Sprung m; (by plane) → Sturzflug m; (Ftbl) → Hechtsprung m; divers are only allowed to make two dives a day → Taucher dürfen nur zweimal am Tag unter Wasser; that was the deepest dive yet → das war die bisher größte Tauchtiefe; to make a dive for something (fig inf) → sich auf etw (acc) → stürzen; to take a dive (inf) (pound, dollar etc) → absacken (inf); (confidence, hopes) → sich in nichts auflösen; (Ftbl) → eine Schwalbe machen (sl)

(pej inf: = club etc) → Spelunke f (inf); dive bar (esp US inf) → Schmuddelkneipe f

vi

(person, from diving board) → springen; (from side of lake, pool etc) → (mit dem Kopf voraus) springen, hechten; (under water) → tauchen; (submarine) → untertauchen; (plane) → einen Sturzflug machen; (birds, from air) → einen Sturzflug machen; (in water) → tauchen; (prices) → stürzen; to dive for pearls → nach Perlen tauchen; the goalkeeper dived for the ball → der Torwart hechtete nach dem Ball; dive! (Naut) → auf Tauchstation!

(inf) he dived into the crowd → er tauchte in der Menge unter; he dived under the table → er verschwand blitzschnell unter dem Tisch; to dive for cover → eilig in Deckung gehen; he dived into a taxi → er stürzte (sich) in ein Taxi; he dived into his bag → er fischte eilig in seiner Tasche

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dive:

dive-bomb

vt → im Sturzflug bombardieren

dive bomber

n → Sturzkampfbomber m, → Stuka m

dive bombing

n → Sturzkampfbombardierung f

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dive [daɪv]

1. n

a. (of swimmer, goalkeeper) → tuffo; (of submarine) → immersione f (Aer) → picchiata

b. (pej, fam) (club etc) → bettola, buco

2. vi

a. (swimmer) to dive (into) → tuffarsi (in); (submarine) → immergersi (Aer) → scendere in picchiata (Ftbl) → tuffarsi

b. (fam) (move quickly) to dive into (doorway, hole) → buttarsi dentro; (car, taxi) → saltare su
he dived into the crowd → si tuffò or si lanciò tra la folla
he dived for cover → si è buttato al riparo
he dived for the exit → si è lanciato or precipitato verso l'uscita

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dive

v dive [daiv]

1 to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air He dived off a rock into the sea. duik يَغْطُسُ، يَغوصُ гмуркам се skočit střemhlav springe på hovedet tauchen βουτώ zambullirse, 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 duiken stupe, dukke ned, dykke skoczyć (do wody) 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 zapadnout forsvinde hovedkuls verschwinden εξαφανίζομαι precipitarse 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 verdwijnen forsvinne ut av syne, stupe, dukke dać nura, zniknąć mergulhar a dis­părea (brusc) юркнуть zapadnúť, náhle zmiznúť izginiti zamaknuti försvinna หายไปอย่างรวดเร็ว çabucak gözden kaybolmak 突然從視野中消失 раптом зникнути تیزی سے نظروں سے اوجھل ہو جانا vụt biến mất 突然从视野中消失

n

an act of diving She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool. duik غَوْصَه، غَطْسَه гмуркане skok hovedspring; udspring das Tauchen βουτιά zambullida, salto de cabeza vettehüpe, sukeldus شیرجه sukellus plongeon צְלִילָה गोताखोरी uron, zaranjanje fejes(ugrás) loncatan dÿfa, dÿfing tuffo 飛び込み 다이빙 nėrimas/šuolis į vandenį niršana junaman duik stup skok 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

n diver

a person who dives, especially one who works under water using special breathing equipment. duiker غَطّاس، غَوّاص водолаз potápěč dykker der Taucher (κατα)δύτης buzo sukelduja, tuuker غواص sukeltaja plongeur/-euse צוֹלֶלָן गोताखोर ronilac búvár penyelam kafari sommozzatore, sommozzatrice; tuffatore, tuffatrice 潜水夫 다이버 naras, šuolininkas nirējs; ūdenslīdējs penjunam duiker stuper, dykker nurek 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

n diving-board

a platform from which to dive, erected beside a swimming-pool. duikplank خَشَبَةُ القَفْز трамплин за скачане във вода skokanské prkno vippe das Sprungbrett εξέδρα καταδύσεων trampolín hüppelaud تخته شیرجه ponnahduslauta plongeoir מַקפֵּצָה 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 duikplank stupebrett trampolina 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 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 gândac de apă жук-плавунец potápnik hrošč povodnjak vrsta insekta gulrandad dykare ด้วงดิ่ง dalgıç böcek 潛水甲蟲 плавунець облямований ایک پانی کا حشرہ con bọ dừa 潜水甲虫

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dive → غطس, يغطس skočit do vody, skok do vody dykke, dykning Kopfsprung, tauchen βουτιά, βουτώ zambullida, zambullirse sukellus, sukeltaa plongeon, plonger roniti, skok tuffarsi, tuffo 飛び込み, 飛び込む 다이빙, 다이빙하다 duik, duiken stup, stupe skok do wody, zanurkować mergulhar, mergulho нырок, нырять dyk, dyka การดำน้ำ, ดำน้ำ dalış, dalmak lao đầu xuống nước, sự lặn 跳水