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US
/ˈdaɪv/
]
[ UK /dˈaɪv/ ]
[ UK /dˈaɪv/ ]
VERB
-
drop steeply
the stock market plunged -
plunge into water
I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool -
swim under water
the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells
NOUN
- a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
- a headlong plunge into water
- a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
How To Use dive In A Sentence
- A couple of phone calls, arranged by a deep-sea diver I came to know while working on a story on the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua, led me to an alternately boastful and paranoidly surreptitious man named Steve. The Lampshade
- Spinach, endive and romaine lettuce are great in salads; just dress with a little olive oil and red wine vinegar.
- Diving underweighted can lead to buoyant ascents at the end of the dive, so I am not advocating that everyone knocks a couple of kilos off the next time they dive.
- Maldives rufiyaa per US dollar - 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 The 2007 CIA World Factbook
- Fortunately, seven unaired episodes will give fans something to really dive into.
- Whether we may not, for the same use, manufacture divers things at home of more beauty and variety than wainscot, which is imported at such expense from Norway? Querist
- In the premise of quality assurance, product diversification, style fashion, and make our products sell well at home and abroad, and won the trust of our customers and highly praised.
- Apparently some divers end up having to buy extra suitcases to carry all the goodies home.
- Squire Western, who, surrounded by piqueurs, and girt with the conventional cor de chasse of the Gallic sportsman, sings the following ariette, diversified with true Fielding
- One stray click and I'm rickrolled, prankishly diverted to the now-familiar footage of Rick Astley being devoured by a pack of London cannibals. Wired Top Stories
