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The Meaning of dive

  • (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.

Synonyms

honkytonk , diving , nose dive , nosedive , prima donna , diva , plunge , plunk

Rhymes

alive , archive , arrive , beehive , c5 , chive , clive , clyve , connive , contrive , deprive , derive , dr , drive , five , hive , jive , live , m5 , nosedive , overdrive , revive , shive , shrive , skive , strive , survive , thrive , vive