dive
/daɪv/ verb B1- To swim under water. · He dove in the water to save her.
- To jump into water head-first.
- To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance. · to dive into home plate
- To descend sharply or steeply.
- To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.
- To undertake with enthusiasm. · She dove right in and started making improvements.
- To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
- To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usually results in a wicket and appreciation.
Plural dive · He/she/it dives · Past dived · Past participle dived · -ing form diving
Verb forms
- Base form
- dive
- He/she/it
- dives
- Past
- dived
- Past participle
- dived
- -ing form
- diving
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
And the vessel goes a divie-divie dive.
Then she dived down into invisibility again.
Snapping away with a camera when he ought to be improving his mind, and then diving down into the cellar like a rabbit into its hole to develop his pictures.
The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of rending cloth as Jones clutched at his skirts.
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