dive
To swim under water.
Verb 4 meanings
To swim under water.
“He dove in the water to save her.”
To jump into water head-first.
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
“to dive into home plate”
To descend sharply or steeply.
Noun 4 meanings
A jump or plunge into water.
“the dive of a hawk after prey”
A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
A downward swooping motion.
A swim under water.
Etymology
From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen).
DIVE at a glance
DIVE has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (D 2 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,778 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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