- dive
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 of an aircraftADJECTIVE▪ steep, vertical▪ gentle, shallow▪ spiralVERB + DIVE▪ go into▪
The plane went into a steep dive.
▪ pull out of▪The pilot seemed to be having difficulty in pulling out of the dive.
2 move/jump/fallADJECTIVE▪ headlong, nose (usually nosedive) (both often figurative)▪The economy is on a headlong dive to disaster.
▪His acting career took a nosedive.
▪ sudden▪ deep▪ running▪She made a running dive to get across the crevasse.
VERB + DIVE▪ make, take▪She made a dive for the door.
▪He took a dive in the penalty area and won his team a controversial penalty.
▪The market is volatile and profits could take a dive. (figurative)
PREPOSITION▪ dive for▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}There would be a dive for the bar as soon as the show finished.
verb1 jump into waterADVERB▪ deep, head first▪ downPREPOSITION▪ for▪to dive for pearls
▪ from▪She dived from the top diving board.
▪ into▪He dived head first into the water.
▪ offPHRASES▪ go diving▪He went to Greece to go diving.
2 of birds/aircraftADVERB▪ suddenly▪ vertically▪Unlike some birds, it does not dive vertically.
PREPOSITION▪ from, to▪The plane suddenly dived from 10 000 feet to 5 000.
3 move/jump/fallADVERB▪ head first, headlong▪ back, down, forwardPREPOSITION▪ beneath▪ into▪He dived headlong into the ditch.
▪ through▪ underPHRASES▪ dive for cover▪We heard an explosion and dived for cover.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
