Meaning

(intransitive) To swim under water..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To swim under water.
2. (intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
3. (intransitive) To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
4. (intransitive) To descend sharply or steeply.
5. (intransitive) To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.
6. (intransitive, especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
7. (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
8. (cricket) To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usually results in a wicket and appreciation.

Example Sentences

He dove in the water to save her.

It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them.

to dive into home plate

[the Hammersmith & City at Paddington]: There it dived underground, eventually enabling its train services to run over, and be entangled with, the easterly extensions of the Metropolitan and the District.

She dove right in and started making improvements.

To dive an infant either thrice or but once in Baptism

The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of flame.

The green lane is the school-boy's friend, / Low leaves his quarrel apprehend, / […] / The brimming brook invites a leap, / He dives the hollow, climbs the steep.

Word Forms

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Use dive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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