Dive

v. i.	1.	To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid. [imp. & p. p. Dived colloq. Dove ( ), a relic of the AS. strong forms deáf, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. Diving.] 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.
v. t.	1.	To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.
	2.	To explore by diving; to plunge into. The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. - Denham. He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps. - Emerson.
n.	1.	A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.
	2.	A place of low resort. The music halls and dives in the lower part of the city. - J. Hawthorne.

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

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