dive

dive

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dive¹ /daɪv/ verb (past tense dived also dove /dəʊv $ doʊv/ American English, past participle dived) [intransitive]1.  JUMP INTO WATER to jump into deep water with your head and arms going in first
    dive into/off etc
    She dived into a pool.
    Diving off the cliffs is dangerous.
2.  SWIM UNDER WATER to swim under water using special equipment to help you breathe:
    The first time you dive on a coral reef is an experience you will never forget.
3.  GO DEEPER/LOWER to travel down through the air or through water to a lower level:
    The submarine began to dive.
    The aircraft appeared to dive vertically towards the crowd.
4.  MOVE QUICKLY  [always + adverb/preposition] to move or jump quickly in a particular direction or into a particular place:
    Jackson dived after the ball.
    We dived into a shop to avoid the rain.
    The soldiers were diving for cover (=to protect themselves behind something).
5. dive into your bag/pocket etc to put your hand quickly in your bag, pocket etc in order to get something out:
    He dived into his pocket and produced a packet of cigarettes.
6.  NUMBERS if numbers, prices etc dive, they suddenly become much lower than before:
    The dollar dived against the yen in Tokyo today.
7.  SOCCER to fall down deliberately in order to unfairly win a FREEKICK or a penalty
     
dive in phrasal verb
  to start doing something eagerly:
    Harvey dived in with several questions.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ jump verb [intransitive and transitive] to push yourself up into the air, over something etc, using your legs: The cat jumped up onto the table. | He jumped over the stream. | His horse jumped the fence successfully.
   ▪ skip verb [intransitive] to move forwards with little jumps between your steps, especially because you are feeling happy: The little girl was skipping down the street.
   ▪ hop verb [intransitive] to jump or move around on one leg: He was hopping around because he’d injured his foot.
   ▪ leap verb [intransitive and transitive] especially written to suddenly jump up high or a long way: The deer leapt over the fence. | Tina leapt onto the boat as it was moving away. | Fish were leaping out of the water.
   ▪ bounce verb [intransitive] to jump up and down several times, especially on something that has springs in it: Children love bouncing on beds.
   ▪ dive verb [intransitive] to jump into water with your head and arms first: Zoë dived into the swimming pool.
   ▪ vault /vɔːlt $ vɒːlt/ verb [intransitive and transitive] especially written to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you: He vaulted the ticket barrier and ran for the exit. | Ben tried to vault over the bar.

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dive² noun [countable]
1.  SUDDEN MOVEMENT a sudden movement in a particular direction or into a particular place:
    She made a dive for the bathroom.
2.  SUDDEN FALL a sudden fall in the amount, value, or success of something:
    The news put shares in a dive.
    The team’s fortunes have taken a dive this year.
3.  MOVEMENT DOWNWARDS when something moves down through the air or water:
    Thankfully, the pilot managed to pull out of the dive and regain control.
    steep/vertical dive
4.  JUMP a jump into deep water with your head and arms going in first
5.  SWIM the act of going under water to swim, using special equipment to help you breathe
6.  PLACE informal a bar, club etc that is cheap and dirty
7.  SOCCER the act of falling down deliberately in order to unfairly win a FREEKICK or a penalty
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 3)

■ verbs
   ▪ go into a dive (=start to move downwards) The plane was in trouble, then it went into a dive.
   ▪ pull out of a dive (=stop a plane going down) He tried to pull out of the steep dive before hitting the ground.
■ adjectives
   ▪ a steep dive (=going down suddenly) The fighter plane went into a steep dive.
   ▪ a vertical dive (=going straight down) His actions sent the plane into a near vertical dive.
   ▪ a shallow dive (=going down slowly rather than suddenly) The bird captures its prey on the ground after a long, shallow dive.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ bar a place where people go to buy and drink alcoholic drinks: A man went into a bar and ordered a drink. | Let’s meet up in the hotel bar. | The city centre is full of wine bars and restaurants. | The club has a restaurant and a cocktail bar.
   ▪ pub a building in Britain where alcohol can be bought and drunk, and where meals are often served: Do you fancy going to the pub? | a country pub
   ▪ public house British English formal a pub: The fight took place outside a public house in the city centre.
   ▪ sb’s local informal a pub near where you live, especially one you often go to: The Red Lion’s my local.
   ▪ inn a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside – often used in the name of the hotel or pub: The Bull Inn dates back to the 15th century. | The hotel was once a 17th century coaching inn (=used by people travelling by coach and horses).
   ▪ gastropub a pub that is known to serve very good food: a gastropub with a riverside restaurant | the Windmill Gastropub
   ▪ tavern British English a pub in the past where you could also stay the night – used nowadays in the names of some pubs: the Turf Tavern | Marlowe was killed in a fight in a tavern.
   ▪ watering hole informal a bar, pub etc where people drink alcohol – often used humorously. A watering hole is also the name for a place where wild animals go to drink: The bar became a popular watering hole for journalists. | What’s your favorite watering hole?
   ▪ dive informal a bar, club etc that is cheap and dirty: The place is a bit of dive.
   ▪ honky-tonk American English informal a cheap bar where country music is played: They played in every honky-tonk in Tennessee.
   ▪ saloon a bar in the western United States. Also used in Britain about the part of a pub which has comfortable chairs where you can sit and relax: I felt like a cowboy walking into a saloon in the Wild West. | Do you want to stay in the saloon, or would rather go into the other bar?