(~s, diving, ~d)
1.
If you ~ into some water, you jump in head-first with your arms held straight above your head.
He tried to escape by diving into a river...
She was standing by a pool, about to ~ in...
Joanne had just learnt to ~.
VERB: V into n, V in , V
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Dive is also a noun.
Pat had earlier made a ~ of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge.
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2.
If you ~, you go under the surface of the sea or a lake, using special breathing equipment.
Bezanik is diving to collect marine organisms.
VERB: V
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Dive is also a noun.
This sighting occurred during my ~ to a sunken wreck off Sardinia.
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3.
When birds and animals ~, they go quickly downwards, head-first, through the air or through water.
...a pelican which had just ~d for a fish...
VERB: V
4.
If an aeroplane ~s, it flies or drops down quickly and suddenly.
He was killed when his monoplane stalled and ~d into the ground.
VERB: V prep/adv, also V
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Dive is also a noun.
Witnesses said the plane failed to pull out of a ~ and smashed down in a field.
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5.
If you ~ in a particular direction or into a particular place, you jump or move there quickly.
They ~d into a taxi...
= leap
VERB: V prep/adv
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Dive is also a noun.
He made a sudden ~ for Uncle Jim’s legs to try to trip him up.
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6.
If you ~ into a bag or container, you put your hands into it quickly in order to get something out.
She ~d into her bag and brought out a folded piece of paper.
VERB: V into n
7.
If shares, profits, or figures ~, their value falls suddenly and by a large amount. (JOURNALISM)
If we cut interest rates, the pound would ~...
Profits have ~d from ?7.7m to ?7.1m...
The shares ~d 22p to 338p.
VERB: V, V from/to/by amount, V amount
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Dive is also a noun.
Stock prices took a ~.
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8.
If you describe a bar or club as a ~, you mean it is dirty and dark, and not very respectable. (INFORMAL)
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