Dive — Defs

01 v. i. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.

imp. & p. p. Dived; p. pr. & vb. n. Diving

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.

“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.

02 v. t. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.

1.
To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.[Obs.]
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.

03 n. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.

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.