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Meaning and definition for "dive" word

[noun] a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
[noun] a headlong plunge into water
[noun] a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
[verb] swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
[verb] plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
[verb] drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
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\Dive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a relic of the AS. strong forms de['a]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d?fan to sink, v. t., fr. d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and perh. to dove, n. Cf. {Dip}.] 1. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid. It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them. --Whately. Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States as an imperfect tense form. All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous splash. --Dr. Hayes. When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and left the young bird sitting in the water. --J. Burroughs. 2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. --South.
\Dive\, v. t. 1. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. [Obs.] --Hooker. 2. To explore by diving; to plunge into. [R.] The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. --Denham. He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps. --Emerson.
\Dive\, n. 1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively. 2. A place of low resort. [Slang] The music halls and dives in the lower part of the city. --J. Hawthorne.

Synonyms for dive

diving, honkytonk, nose dive, plunge, plunk

See also: belly flop | belly flopper | belly whop | belly whopper | belly-flop | cabaret | cliff diving | club | come down | crash-dive | descend | descent | duck | fall | flip | full gainer | gainer | go down | half gainer | jackknife | jackknife | nightclub | nightspot | nosedive | parachute | power dive | power-dive | skin-dive | sky dive | snorkel | submerge | submerse | swallow dive | swan dive | swim | swim | swimming |

Related terms: belly whopper, break, clip joint, club, crib, declension, den, flop, give way, go in wading, house of joy, languish, lessen, lunge, melt away, mine, panel den, panel house, parachute jump, plummeting, power dive, price fall, public house, pull-up, rolling, submerge, swoop, tail off, trim, wear

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Let's analyse "dive" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVID. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dive: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dive: 4 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 22, reduced: 22, and the final result is Twenty-Two.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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