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  • 1dive — ► VERB (past and past part. dived; US also dove) 1) plunge head first and with arms outstretched into water. 2) go to a deeper level in water. 3) swim under water using breathing equipment. 4) plunge steeply downwards through the air. 5) move… …

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  • 2dive — 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)¦ …

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  • 3dive — [[t]da͟ɪv[/t]] dives, diving, dived (American English sometimes uses the form dove for the past tense.) 1) VERB If you dive into some water, you jump in head first with your arms held straight above your head. [V into n] He tried to escape by… …

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  • 4dive — 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) …

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  • 5dive — 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… …

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  • 6dive — 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… …

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  • 7Common Guillemot — Taxobox name = Common Guillemot image width = 250px image caption = Uria aalge aalge in breeding plumage at Runde (Norway). Note bridled bird in centre. status = LC status ref = BirdLife International (2004) ] status system = iucn3.1 regnum =… …

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  • 8Common Murre — Uria aalge aalge in breeding plumage at Runde (Norway). Note bridled bird in centre. Conservation status …

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  • 9plunge — [c]/plʌndʒ / (say plunj) verb (plunged, plunging) –verb (t) 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into someone s heart. 2. to bring into some… …

  • 10Professional wrestling aerial techniques — The Undertaker performing his Old School (arm twist ropewalk chop) maneuver on Heidenreich. Aerial techniques are maneuvers, using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids, used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a… …

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