Dive
[daɪv]
Definition
(noun.) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft.
(noun.) a headlong plunge into water.
(verb.) swim under water; 'the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells'.
(verb.) plunge into water; 'I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool'.
(verb.) drop steeply; 'the stock market plunged'.
Editor: Michel--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.
(v. i.) Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
(v. t.) To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.
(v. t.) To explore by diving; to plunge into.
(n.) A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.
(n.) A place of low resort.
Editor: Lyle
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Plunge.[2]. Penetrate, inquire, go deep.
Typed by Barack
Definition
v.i. to dip or plunge into water: to go headlong into a recess forest &c.: to plunge or go deeply into any matter.—n. a plunge into water: a swoop.—n. Div′er one who dives: a pearl-diver: one who works from a diving-bell or in a diving-dress beneath water: a bird expert at diving—specifically the genus diver or loon of northern seas—loosely auks grebes penguins &c.: (slang) a pickpocket.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A gambler's retreat.
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Examples
- To have attempted to dive below her would have put us entirely at her mercy, and precisely where she wanted us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Without paying the least attention to me, Mrs. Yolland took another dive into the rubbish, and came up out of it, this time, with a dog-chain. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There we entered the submarine, taking the long dive to the tunnel far beneath the upper world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- My sister made a dive at me, and fished me up by the hair, saying nothing more than the awful words, You come along and be dosed. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- There was a dive, and the little Countess was swimming like a rat, to join him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He bent his head a little towards me, and with a single hasty glance seemed to dive into my eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Unless he dived overboard. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Gerald had dived in, after Sir Joshua, and had swum to the end of the pond. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He dived his arm down to the bottom of the chest, and brought up a small wooden box with a sliding lid, such as children's toys are kept in. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But the sly dog dived, came up under the man-of-war, scuttled her, and down she went, with all sail set, 'To the bottom of the sea, sea, sea' where. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Filling my lungs with air, I dived beneath the surface and swam through the inky, icy blackness on and on along the submerged gallery. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- In the mean time, Mrs Veneering had dived into the same waters for a wealthy Ship-Broker, and had brought him up, safe and sound, by the hair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Diving into the dense obscurity in a line headed by Sam the turf-cutter, they pursued their trackless way home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Diving bells have been made of various forms, more especially in that of a bell or hollow truncated cone, with the smaller end closed, and the larger one, which is placed lowermost, open. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There were other devices for diving or rising to the surface. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The diving case is not absolutely water-tight, nor is it desired that it should be so, as the slight leakage acts as a lubricant to the joints, and aids in their movements. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the mean time, Wemmick was diving into his coat-pockets, and getting something out of paper there. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I could go on diving, of course--not much, though--and not much use--' He moved away barefoot, on the planks of the platform. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Spyers loses sight of him a minute as he turns a corner; shoots round; sees a little crowd; dives in; Which is the man? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Are you not glad, Caroline, when at last, and with a wild shriek, she dives? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Rolling it in loops and in dives. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Your friendship for Dives is about as sincere as the return which it usually gets. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I got this box at old Dives's sale, Pincher says, handing it round, one of Louis XV's mistresses--pretty thing, is it not? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- When it is brown, he dives again and produces butter, with which he completes his work. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She has the gentleness of the dove, Mr Fledgeby. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Once he spoiled a new dove-coloured pelisse of hers. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You wore a costume of dove-colored silk with ostrich-feather trimming. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- What flutters my dove? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- At last she recollected that she had been travelling, and they talked of Matlock and Dove Dale with great perseverance. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- And the child delivered a note; the little dove dropped on my knee, its olive leaf plucked off. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Typist: Lottie