Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - dive
Dive
dive
v. & n. --v. (dived or US dove) 1 intr. plunge head first into water, esp. as a sport. 2 intr. a Aeron. (of an aircraft) plunge steeply downwards at speed. b Naut. (of a submarine) submerge. c (of a person) plunge downwards. 3 intr. (foll. by into) colloq. a put one's hand into (a pocket, handbag, vessel, etc.) quickly and deeply. b occupy oneself suddenly and enthusiastically with (a subject, meal, etc.). 4 tr. (foll. by into) plunge (a hand etc.) into. --n. 1 an act of diving; a plunge. 2 a the submerging of a submarine. b the steep descent of an aircraft. 3 a sudden darting movement. 4 colloq. a disreputable nightclub etc.; a drinking-den (found themselves in a low dive). 5 Boxing sl. a pretended knockout (took a dive in the second round). Phrases and idioms dive-bomb bomb (a target) while diving in an aircraft. dive-bomber an aircraft designed to dive-bomb. dive in colloq. help oneself (to food). diving-bell an open-bottomed box or bell, supplied with air, in which a person can descend into deep water. diving-board an elevated board used for diving from. diving-suit a watertight suit usu. with a helmet and an air-supply, worn for working under water. Etymology: OE dufan (v.intr.) dive, sink, and dyfan (v.tr.) immerse, f. Gmc: rel. to DEEP, DIP
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I. verb (~d or dove; ~d; also dove; diving) see: dip Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to plunge into water intentionally and especially headfirst, submerge , 2. to come or drop down precipitously ; plunge , to plunge one's hand into something, to descend in a ~, 3. to plunge into some matter or activity , to plunge or dash for some place , transitive verb to thrust into something, to cause to ~ , Usage: Dive, which was originally a weak verb, developed a past tense dove, probably by analogy with verbs like drive, drove. Dove exists in some British dialects and has become the standard past tense especially in speech in some parts of Canada. In the United States ~d and dove are both widespread in speech as past tense and past participle, with dove less common than ~d in the south Midland area, and ~d less common than dove in the Northern and north Midland areas. In writing, the past tense ~d is usual in British English and somewhat more common in American English. Dove seems relatively rare as a past participle in writing. II. noun Date: 1700 the act or an instance of diving: as, a. a plunge into water executed in a prescribed manner, a submerging of a submarine, a steep descent of an airplane at greater than the maximum horizontal speed, a sharp decline, a shabby and disreputable establishment (as a bar or nightclub), a faked knockout, an offensive play in football in which the ballcarrier plunges into the line for short yardage ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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