Definition of dive

noun (n)

• a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: honkytonk
  

  source: wordnet30
• a headlong plunge into water (noun.act)

  Synonym: diving
  

  source: wordnet30
• a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft (noun.act)

  Synonym: nose dive, nosedive
  

  source: wordnet30
• A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• drop steeply (verb.motion)

  Synonym: plunge, plunk
  

  source: wordnet30
• plunge into water (verb.motion)

  Example:
  I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool.
  

  source: wordnet30
• swim under water (verb.motion)

  source: wordnet30
• To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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