I.
noun
1 of an aircraft
ADJECTIVE
▪ steep , vertical
▪ gentle , shallow
▪ spiral
VERB + DIVE
▪ go into
▪
The plane went into a steep ~.
▪ pull out of
▪
The pilot seemed to be having difficulty in pulling out of the ~.
2 move/jump/fall
ADJECTIVE
▪ headlong , nose (usually nosedive ) ( both often figurative )
▪
The economy is on a headlong ~ to disaster.
▪
His acting career took a nosedive.
▪ sudden
▪ deep
▪ running
▪
She made a running ~ to get across the crevasse.
VERB + DIVE
▪ make , take
▪
She made a ~ for the door.
▪
He took a ~ in the penalty area and won his team a controversial penalty.
▪
The market is volatile and profits could take a ~. ( figurative )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
There would be a ~ for the bar as soon as the show finished.
II.
verb
1 jump into water
ADVERB
▪ deep , head first
▪ down
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
to ~ for pearls
▪ from
▪
She ~d from the top diving board.
▪ into
▪
He ~d head first into the water.
▪ off
PHRASES
▪ go diving
▪
He went to Greece to go diving.
2 of birds/aircraft
ADVERB
▪ suddenly
▪ vertically
▪
Unlike some birds, it does not ~ vertically.
PREPOSITION
▪ from , to
▪
The plane suddenly ~d from 10 000 feet to 5 000.
3 move/jump/fall
ADVERB
▪ head first , headlong
▪ back , down , forward
PREPOSITION
▪ beneath
▪ into
▪
He ~d headlong into the ditch.
▪ through
▪ under
PHRASES
▪ ~ for cover
▪
We heard an explosion and ~d for cover.
Dive is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ duck , ↑ submarine , ↑ whale