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dive

/daɪv/noun, verb1 syllable

Dive means: drop steeply.

Synonyms for dive9

noun, as in a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

prima donna, diva

noun, as in a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

nose dive, nosedive

noun, as in a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

honkytonk

noun, as in a headlong plunge into water

diving

verb, as in drop steeply

plunge, plunk, dump

What does dive mean?7

verb

1

drop steeply“the stock market plunged”

2

plunge into water“I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool”

3

swim under water“the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells”

noun

1

a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

2

a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

3

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

4

a headlong plunge into water

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dive?13

two syllables

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Dive in a sentence

  • Don't dive headfirst into the lake, it's shallow in some areas.Amastan
  • Don't dive into shallow water, it can hurt you.Amastan
  • As we dive deeper, the water becomes colder.CM
  • Who wants to find pearls, has to dive deep.al_ex_an_der
  • The jaguar doesn't just know how to swim, but also dive.Miktsoanit
  • When trading resumed, stocks prices continued to dive.Hybrid
  • It's not exactly a hot spot, it's more of a dive bar.CM
  • You learned to dive when you were five, didn't you?Amastan

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Forms of dive

as a noun

plural
dives

as a verb

past tense
dove
past participle
dived
present participle
diving
third-person singular
dives