to dive head first
11dive — 1 verb past tense dived also dove AmE (I) 1 JUMP INTO WATER to jump into water with your head and arms first (+ into/off etc): Sally dived expertly into the pool. | Diving off the cliffs is very dangerous. 2 GO DEEPER to go deeper under water:… …
12dive — dive1 [ daıv ] (past tense dived or dove [ douv ] ) verb intransitive ** ▸ 1 jump into water ▸ 2 swim underwater ▸ 3 move downward ▸ 4 jump sideways/forward ▸ 5 lose value quickly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to jump into water with your head first and with… …
13dive — I UK [daɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms dive : present tense I/you/we/they dive he/she/it dives present participle diving past tense dived past participle dived ** 1) to jump into water with your head first and with your arms stretched… …
14dive — [daɪv] verb [I] I 1) to jump into water with your head first and with your arms stretched out in front of you I watched Paul dive into the pool.[/ex] 2) to swim UNDERWATER using special equipment so that you can breathe We went diving when we… …
15dive — [c]/daɪv / (say duyv) verb (dived or, Chiefly US, dove, dived, diving) –verb (i) 1. to plunge, especially head first, as into water. 2. to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine, scuba diver, etc. 3. (of an aeroplane) to plunge… …
16dive — 1. verb 1) they dived into the clear water the plane was diving toward the ground Syn: plunge, nosedive, jump head first, bellyflop; plummet, fall, drop, pitch, dive bomb 2) the islanders dive for oysters Syn …
17dive — 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) …
18dive — 1. verb /ˈdaɪv/ a) To swim under water. She dove right in and started making improvements. b) To jump into water head first. See Also: scuba diving, duck dive 2 …
19dive — verb (past and past participle dived; US also dove dəʊv) 1》 plunge head first into water with one s arms raised over one s head. 2》 go to a deeper level in water. ↘swim under water using breathing equipment. 3》 plunge steeply downwards… …
20dive — dive1 [daıv] v past tense dived also dove [dəuv US douv] AmE, past participle dived ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump into water)¦ 2¦(swim under water)¦ 3¦(go deeper/lower)¦ 4¦(move quickly)¦ 5 dive into your bag/pocket etc 6¦(numbers)¦ …
