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    [Verb]  | "dive" | \ ˈdīv \


    1: to plunge into water intentionally and especially headfirst; also : to execute a dive

    2: submerge

    3: to come or drop down precipitously : plunge


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English diven, duven, from Old English dȳfan to dip & dūfan to dive; akin to Old English dyppan to dip ;

    [Verb]  | "dive-bomb" | \ ˈdīv-ˌbäm \


    1: to bomb from an airplane by making a steep dive toward the target before releasing the bomb


    Origin: 1935 ;

    [Noun]  | "dive" 


    1: the act or an instance of diving: such as

    2: a plunge into water executed in a prescribed manner

    3: a submerging of a submarine


    Origin: 1700 ;

     Derivative of {see: |dive:1|dive:1};

    [Noun]  | "di*va" | \ ˈdē-və \


    1: prima donna

    2: prima donna

    3: a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality; especially : a popular female singer


    Origin: 1883 ;

     Italian, literally, goddess, from Latin, feminine of divus divine, god {mat|deity|};

    [Noun]  | "back dive" 


    1: a dive from a position facing the diving board


    Origin: 1897 ;

    [Noun]  | "crash dive" 


    1: a dive made by a submarine in the least possible time


    Origin: 1918 ;

    [Idiom]  | "dive for" 


    1: to suddenly jump toward (something that is on or near the ground) —sometimes used figuratively

    [Idiom]  | "dive (right) in" 


    1: to start doing something with enthusiasm

    [Idiom]  | "dive (right) in/into (something)" 


    1: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm

    2: to quickly reach into (a bag, pocket, etc.)

    [Noun]  | "dive" 


    1: an act or instance of diving;


      * e.g., " ... the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet "





    2: the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude;


      * e.g., " ... stock prices took a long, steady dive "



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    [Noun]  | "divas" 


    1: a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity;


      * e.g., " ... the reigning diva of daytime television "



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    [Noun]  | "diva" 


    1: a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity;


      * e.g., " ... the reigning diva of daytime television "



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    [Noun]  | "swan dive" 


    1: as in header, belly flop;




    [Noun]  | "nosedive" 


    1: the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude;


      * e.g., " ... the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive "





    [Verb]  | "dive" 


    1: to cast oneself head first into deep water;


      * e.g., " ... we watched her dive in after the drowning man "





    2: to go to a lower level especially abruptly;


      * e.g., " ... sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed "



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    [Verb]  | "dive (into)" 


    1: to start work on energetically;


      * e.g., " ... the first morning back at work was spent diving into the huge pile of e-mails that had accumulated over the previous two weeks "



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    [Verb]  | "dive (in)" 


    1: as in plunge (in);




    [Verb]  | "nose-dive" 


    1: to go to a lower level especially abruptly;


      * e.g., " ... prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays "





     [ "dive" ]

    1: Informal, relaxed, "neighborhood" bar or restaurant. Sometimes cool, sometimes shitty.

      * e.g.,  ... What are you watching? 

     [ "dive" ]

    1: A run down, cheap, unclean restaurant or hotel.

      * e.g.,  ... That McDonalds is such a dive! 

     [ "dive" ]

    1: To 'take a dive' is to 'throw' a fight or sportng match by purposely fighting/playing poorly.

      * e.g.,  ... In 'Snatch', the 'Pikey' (Brad Pitt) was supposed to 'take a dive' in the 4th round. 

     [ "dive" ]

    1:  to proceed downward rapidly through the air headfirst, usually into a swimming pool, sometimes into a person, sometimes into cement.

      * e.g.,  ...  That was a very painful dive, but we could sell his face on E-bay. 


     [ "dive" ]

    2:  not the best of bars, restarants or hotels, usually very ghetto in appearance

      * e.g.,  ...  Being in this dive pisses me off so much, I'm a blow the shit up! Get the fuck out! 


     [ "dive" ]

    3:  a cool, very Japanese DDR song

      * e.g.,  ...  I believe that I have just AA'd Dive Single Heavy. Hooray for me. I am so not AZN!!!! 


     [ "dive" ]

    4:

     [ "dive" ]

    1: to perform oral sex, usually on females

      * e.g.,  ... that chick wanted me to dive her box, yo. 

     [ "dive" ]

    1: A scenario in which you and your crew had plans to go somwhere (a party for example) and had good expectations of the venue, however, when you get there, you are suprised as you find various problems such as:

      * e.g.,  ... Jorge: Hey so what's up with that party? Is it straight? 


     [ "dive" ]

    2: a. its a sausage fest

      * e.g.,  ... Kyle: Nah nigga. That shit was a dive. It was 5 fat AFC's watching LOTR. And one of em were not sure if shes a girl or a guy 


     [ "dive" ]

    3: b. the music sucks

      * e.g.,  ... Jorge: Fuck, what now then.  


     [ "dive" ]

    4: c. very little alcohol

      * e.g.,  ... Kyle: Anthony tells me theres a real bouncin place on 13th, supposedly have 5 kegs. Lets go check that out 


     [ "dive" ]

    5: d. shady looking characters doing shday looking things

      * e.g.,  ... Jorge: Word, Ill follow you 


     [ "dive" ]

    6: e. dorks watching LOTR


     [ "dive" ]

    7: If the venue presents with these problems, it is dubbed as a DIVE

     [ "Dive" ]

    1: A ghettofied hole in the wall bar where the poor and downtrodden alcoholics of america go to drink disounted mini-pitchers and listen to tired David alan Coe songs.

      * e.g.,  ... JC and Steve were kicked out of another Dive for spitting on the floor. 

     [ "diving" ]

    1: 1a. Gymnastics like aquatic sport, most participants are of Asian decent. Becuase they are the shit at diving.

      * e.g.,  ... swimmer: What time do you have diving practice this afternoon? 


     [ "diving" ]

    2: 1b. Throwing yourself involentarially off of high platforms and contemplating why the whole way down.

      * e.g.,  ... diver: 2pm just like you. 


     [ "diving" ]

    3: 2a. A sport mostly associated with swimming, but the only simalarity is the water.

      * e.g.,  ... 2 and a half hours later after practice... 


     [ "diving" ]

    4: 2b. A sport that, like swimming, requires you to paractice more than once a day at the most obsurd and early hours of the morning.

      * e.g.,  ... diver:How was your diving practice? 


     [ "diving" ]

    5:  Most swimmers are jealous of divers because they are more graceful and their practices have more meaning than swimming practice.

      * e.g.,  ... swimmer: barrying myself alive would have been more fun! How was yours? 

     [ "Diving" ]

    1: The voluntary act of a player of association football or soccer in the U.S where he or she falls unexpectedly as to gain the free kick or penalty for their own team. Divers are looked down upon in the community of football and will usually be given a card for their actions. If a very obvious dive is noticed, the player might even be fined by FIFA.

      * e.g.,  ... "Diving is ruining football" 

     [ "dived" ]

    1: A kiwi slang term used to describe a downward trend.

      * e.g.,  ... Man: Yo dove, did you see that stock market? Man 2: Ya na Man: yeah bro I reckon it dived Man 2: Balls 

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