dive

Meaning

Verb

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. (especially, intransitive) 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 leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usally results in a wicket and appreciation.
9. (transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
10. (transitive) To explore by diving; to plunge into.
11. (figuratively, intransitive) 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.

diva

1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
2. (derogatory, informal, slang) A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
3. (Internet) A person who slays in a confident and feminine manner.

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Synonyms

plunge

submerge

sink

dip

diving

duck

🦆

nosedive

swim

🏊

splash

jump

swoop

spring

submersion

descend

fall

immerse

jump in

joint

plunge into

nose dive

plummet

scuba diving

souse

den

ducking

drown

lunge

douse

submerse

bathe

submergence

remain under water

honky-tonk

honkytonk

header

go under

plunk

go down

ginmill

get in

flop

burrow

dash

💨

merge

drop down

dart

🎯

bounce

barroom

leap

drop

Translations

plonger

tauchen

mergulhar

tuffarsi

duiken

zambullirse

bucear

tuffare

untertauchen

plongée

plongeon

βουτώ

tuffo

βουτιά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: diven

Inherited from Old English: dȳfan

Cognate with Icelandic: dýfa

Cognate with Low German: bedaven

In summary

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.