dive

Meaning

Verb

1. To swim under water.
2. To jump into water head-first.
3. To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
4. To descend sharply or steeply.
5. To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.
6. To undertake with enthusiasm.
7. To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
8. To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
9. To explore by diving; to plunge into.
10. To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Noun

1. A jump or plunge into water.
2. A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
3. A downward swooping motion.
4. A swim under water.
5. A decline.
6. (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
7. Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
8. A deliberate fall after a challenge.

Noun

plural of diva

Noun

Obsolete form of daeva.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.