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verb (past dived or dove | dōv | ; past participle dived) no object

1. with adverbial of direction plunge head first into water:

〈人などが〉 «水中などに/…から» (頭を先に)飛び込む(in, off) «into/from, off»

e.g. she walked to the deep end, then she dived in

e.g. he dived off the bridge for a bet.

(of a fish, a submarine, or a vessel used for underwater exploration) go to a deeper level in water:

〈潜水艦などが〉潜水する(down)

e.g. the fish dive down to about 1,400 feet and then swim southwest.

swim underwater using breathing equipment:

〈人などが〉水に潜る, ダイビングする

e.g. he had been diving in the area to test equipment.

2. (of an aircraft or bird) plunge steeply downward through the air:

〈鳥･飛行機などが〉 «…めがけて» 急降下する; 落ちる «on, to»

e.g. the aircraft dove for the ground to avoid the attack.

move quickly or suddenly in a specified direction:

〖～＋副詞〗 〈人などが〉(身を躍らせて)飛びつく; 突進する, 駆け込む, 飛び込む (!〖副詞〗は場所･方向の表現)

e.g. a bullet passed close to his head and he dived for cover

e.g. (as adjective diving) : he attempted a diving catch.

(of prices or profits) drop suddenly:

｟報道｠ 〈株価･利益･数字などが〉急落する

e.g. profits before tax dived by 61 percent.

informal put one's hand quickly into something, especially a pocket or purse, in order to find something:

｟くだけて｠ 〈人などが〉 【ポケット･かばんなどの中に】手を突っ込む «into»

e.g. she dived into her bag and extracted a card.

Soccer, informal (of a player) deliberately fall when challenged in order to deceive the referee into awarding a foul.

〘サッカー〙 ダイブする

1. a plunge head first into water:

(水への)飛び込み

e.g. he hit the sea in a shallow dive

e.g. a high dive.

an instance of swimming or going deeper under water:

ダイビング; 潜水

e.g. divers should have a good intake of fluid before each dive.

2. a steep descent by an aircraft or bird:

(飛行機などの)急降下

e.g. the jumbo jet went into a dive. See also nosedive.

a sudden movement in a specified direction:

突進, 駆け込み

e.g. she made a dive for the fridge to quench her raging thirst.

a sudden and significant fall in prices or profits:

(株価･利益･運などの)急落

e.g. an 11 percent dive in profits.

Soccer, informal a deliberate fall by a player, intended to deceive the referee into awarding a foul.

〘サッカー〙 ダイブ〘ファウルをとるためにわざと倒れること〙

3. (also dive bar) informal a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment:

｟くだけて｠ (いかがわしい)バー, 安酒場.

e.g. he got into a fight in some dive

e.g. a detective story set in the smoky clubs and dive bars of 1940s Los Angeles.

Boxing pretend to be knocked out.

(of prices, hopes, fortunes, etc.) fall suddenly:

e.g. profits could take a dive as easily as they could soar

e.g. her reputation took a dive from which it has not recovered.

help oneself to food.

occupy oneself suddenly and enthusiastically with (a meal, or an engrossing subject or activity): dive into a barbecued beef burrito.

Old English dūfan‘dive, sink’ and dȳfan ‘immerse’, of Germanic origin; related to deep and dip.