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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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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 skin diver. a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something: He made a dive for the football.
DIVE meaning: 1. to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the…. Learn 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.