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Meaning
Verb
●
In Swimming:
To
swim
under water.
●
To
jump
into water head-first.
●
To
jump
headfirst
toward the
ground
or into another substance.
●
To
descend
sharply
or steeply.
●
To
lose
altitude
quickly
by
pointing
downwards
,
as with
a
bird
or aircraft.
●
To
undertake
with enthusiasm.
●
In Sports & Swimming:
To
deliberately
fall down
after a
challenge
,
imitating
being
fouled
,
in the hope of
getting
one's
opponent
penalised.
●
To cause to
descend
,
dunk
; to
plunge
something into water.
●
To
explore
by
diving
; to
plunge
into.
●
To
plunge
or
to go
deeply
into any
subject
,
question
, business, etc.; to
penetrate
; to explore.
Noun
●
A
jump
or
plunge into
water.
●
A
headfirst
jump
toward the
ground
or into another substance.
●
A
downward
swooping
motion.
●
In Swimming:
A
swim
under water.
●
A decline.
●
A
seedy
bar
,
nightclub
, etc.
●
In Aviation:
Aerial
descent
with the
nose
pointed
down.
●
In Sports & Swimming:
A
deliberate
fall
after a challenge.
●
plural of diva
●
Obsolete form of daeva.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
dive
English
diven
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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