dive

Definitions of dive in various dictionaries:

noun - a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

noun - a headlong plunge into water

noun - a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

noun - a distinguished female operatic singer

verb - drop steeply

verb - plunge into water

verb - swim under water

To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.

To execute a dive in athletic competition.

To participate in the sport of competitive diving.

To go toward the bottom of a body of water; submerge.

To engage in the activity of scuba diving.

To submerge under power.

To fall head down through the air.

To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall.

To engage in the sport of skydiving.

To drop sharply and rapidly; plummet: Stock prices dove 100 points in a single day of trading.

To rush headlong and vanish into: dive into a crowd.

To plunge one’s hand into.

To lunge: dove for the loose ball.

To cause (an aircraft, for example) to dive.

A plunge into water, especially done headfirst and in a way established for athletic competition.

The act or an instance of submerging, as of a submarine or a skin diver.

A nearly vertical descent at an accelerated speed through the air.

A quick, pro noun ced drop.

A disreputable or run-down bar or nightclub.

A knockout feigned by prearrangement between prizefighters: The challenger took a dive.

A lunge or a headlong jump: made a dive to catch the falling teacup.

An offensive play in which the carrier of the ball plunges into the opposing line in order to gain short yardage.

verb - to plunge headfirst into water