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dive
(d/aI/v )

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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