DIVE


Meaning of DIVE in English

I

n.

1) to make a ~

2) a swallow ( BE ), swan ( AE ) ~

3) a back; headfirst; high ~

4) a crash ~ (of a submarine)

5) a power ~ (of a plane)

6) a ~ for (they made a ~ for the ditch)

7) a ~ from; into

8) ( misc. ) ( colloq. ) to take a ~ ('to lose a contest deliberately')

II

v.

1) to ~ headfirst

2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ from; into (she ~d into the pool from the high diving board)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.