dive
/dɑɪv/ v [I] (past tense dived or dove /doʊv/, past participle dived) (MOVE DOWN)Definition
› to jump head first into water, esp. with your arms held straight above your head, or to move down quickly through water or the air: Mark dove off the cliff into the ocean. Dolphins can dive to great depths. [+ to infinitive] The plane dived to avoid enemy aircraft fire.
(Definition of dive v (MOVE DOWN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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