Dive
41dive — [[t]daɪv[/t]] v. dived dove, dived, div•ing, 1) to plunge into water, esp. headfirst 2) to submerge, as a submarine 3) to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets[/ex] 4) aer. (of an airplane)… …
42dive in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms dive in : present tense I/you/we/they dive in he/she/it dives in present participle diving in past tense dived in past participle dived in informal 1) to start doing something in a very enthusiastic way… …
43dive — The action of the front of the vehicle to point downward (or dip) during braking. The opposite is squat. Also see anti dive system anti lift anti squat system anti dive brake dive nose dive …
44dive — 1. verb /ˈdaɪv/ a) To swim under water. She dove right in and started making improvements. b) To jump into water head first. See Also: scuba diving, duck dive 2 …
45Dive — Recorded as Dive, Dives, Diver and Divers, this is an English surname. Despite its appearance it has little or nothing to do with swimmming or diving. It is ultimately Norman French, and as such locational from a village called Dives in the… …
46dive — [daɪv] verb [I] I 1) to jump into water with your head first and with your arms stretched out in front of you I watched Paul dive into the pool.[/ex] 2) to swim UNDERWATER using special equipment so that you can breathe We went diving when we… …
47dive — A steep descent with or without power. The acute angle between the horizon and the line of the dive of the object is called a dive angle …
48dive — 1. obsolete to steal by picking pockets From the movement of the hand: In using your nimbles, in diving in pockets. (Ben Jonson) Grose notes diver as a pickpocket. 2. American a place for the sale and drinking of intoxicants …
49dive — 1. verb 1) they dived into the clear water | the plane was diving towards the ground Syn: plunge, nosedive, jump, plummet, fall, drop, pitch 2) they dived for cover Syn: leap, jump, lunge …
50dive — n. a low drinking establishment; a cheap saloon. □ I don’t think I want to spend the whole evening in this dive. □ Hey, this dive ain’t bad …
