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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Diva \Di"va\ (d[=e]"v[.a]), n.; It. pl. Dive (d[=e]"v[=a]).
     [It., prop. fem. of divo divine, L. divus.]
     A prima donna.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dive \Dive\, v. t.
     1. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.
        [Obs.] --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To explore by diving; to plunge into. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. --Denham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps. --Emerson.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dive \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men
              have dived for them.                  --Whately.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States
           as an imperfect tense form.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous
                 splash.                            --Dr. Hayes.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and
                 left the young bird sitting in the water. --J.
                                                    Burroughs.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject,
        question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
        --South.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dive \Dive\, n.
     1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who
        dives, literally or figuratively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A place of low resort. [Slang]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The music halls and dives in the lower part of the
              city.                                 --J.
                                                    Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  DIVE
       Direct Interface Video Extensions (IBM, MMPM/2)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Diva \Di"va\ (d[=e]"v[.a]), n.; It. pl. Dive (d[=e]"v[=a]).
     [It., prop. fem. of divo divine, L. divus.]
     A prima donna.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dive \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dive \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dive \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  dive
       See diva
       [also: dove]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  dive
       n 1: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn: honkytonk]
       2: a headlong plunge into water [syn: diving]
       3: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: nose dive]
       v 1: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: plunge, plunk]
       2: plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into
          the pool"
       3: swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking
          for shells"
       [also: dove]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  diva
       n : a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic
           star [syn: prima donna]
       [also: dive (pl)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dive
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 βουτιά στο νερό, με το κεφάλι και τα χέρια μπροστά
     2 άλμα προς το έδαφος, με το κεφάλι
     3 κολύμβηση κάτω από το νερό
     4 ξαφνική καθοδική πορεία, αιφνίδια πτώση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (αμτβ) βουτάω, πηδάω στο νερό με το κεφάλι και τα χέρια μου να
  μπαίνουν πρώτα
     2 (αμτβ) βουτάω, κολυμπάω κάτω από το νερό για να μαζέψω ή να κοιτάξω
  πράγματα
     3 (αμτβ) βουτάω, ένα πουλί ή ένα αεροσκάφος κατεβαίνει απότομα στον
  αέρα
     4 (''(ετ αμτβ en 0=-), για τιμές, θερμοκρασίες, κτλ.'') πέφτω
  κατακόρυφα και ραγδαία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dive
     Italian n.
     (plural of it diva)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la dīvus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Dive
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la Deus  voc s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dive
     n.
     1 A jump or plunge into water.
     2 A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To swim under water.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
     n.
     (plural of en diva)
     n.
     (obsolete form of en daeva)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dive
     Italian n.
     (plural of it diva)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la dīvus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Dive
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la Deus  voc s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dive
     Italian n.
     (plural of it diva)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la dīvus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Dive
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la Deus  voc s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dive
     Englanti n.
     1 sukellus
     2 räkälä
     3 (en-monikko d ive diva)
     Englanti vb.
     sukeltaa (mkuv)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dive
     Engelska n.
     dyk
     Engelska vb.
     dyka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dive /dˈaɪv/
  الغطس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dive //daɪv// 
  1. спускане
  a decline
  2. скок във вода
  a jump into water
  3. гмуркане
  a swim under water
  4. пикиране
  aerial descend with the nose pointed down

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dive //daɪv// 
  1. потапям се
  to descend
  2. гмуркам се
  to swim under water