dive

About 3.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To swim under water.

   He dove in the water to save her.

2. verb To jump into water head-first.
3. verb To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

   to dive into home plate

4. verb To descend sharply or steeply.
5. verb To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.
6. verb To undertake with enthusiasm.

   She dove right in and started making improvements.

7. verb To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
8. verb To leap while fielding to take a brilliant catch which usually results in a wicket and appreciation.

Similar words

plunge plunk honkytonk nose dive diver swim scuba springboard submergence sink

Often followed by

into in and for to bombers down at from

Word family

dived dives diving dove take a dive