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Meaning of 'dive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dive [ n.]
- A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.
- A place of low resort.
2 . Dive [ v. i.]
- To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.
- Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
3 . Dive [ v. t.]
- To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.
- To explore by diving; to plunge into.

Meaning of 'dive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dive [ v]
Meaning (1):
- plunge into water
Example in sentence:
  • I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
Meaning (2):
- swim under water
Example in sentence:
  • the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells
Meaning (3):
- drop steeply
Example in sentence:
  • the stock market plunged

Nearby Words:

divagation divalent divan divaricate divaricated divaricately divaricating divarication divaricator divast

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