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dive

/d/aI/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms honkytonk

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a headlong plunge into water

    noun.act

    Synonyms diving

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

    noun.act

    Synonyms nose dive nosedive

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. drop steeply

    verb.motion

    Synonyms plunge plunk

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. plunge into water

    verb.motion

    Examples
    I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. swim under water

    verb.motion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  5. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

divan beddivaricatedivaricatelydivaricationdivaricatordivastdive bomberdive brakedive-bombdive-bombingdivedapperdivel

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