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| dived | |
| 1. v. past of dive part (jump head-first) (jump head-first) |  |
| dive | |
| 1. v. To swim under water. | |
| 2. v. To jump into water head-first. | |
| 3. v. To descend sharply or steeply. | |
| 4. v. (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm. | |
| She dove right in and started making improvements. | |
| 5. v. (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised. | |
| 6. v. To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water. | |
| 7. v. To explore by diving; to plunge into. | |
| 8. v. (figurative) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. | |
| 9. n. A jump or plunge into water. | |
| 10. n. A downward swooping motion. | |
| the dive of a hawk after prey | |
| 11. n. A swim under water. | |
| 12. n. A decline. | |
| 13. n. (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc. | |
| 14. n. (aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down. | |
| 15. n. (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge. | |
| 16. n. plural of diva | |
