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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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to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water: dive forLook 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 dived off the bridge into the river.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of dive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
