dive

/daɪv/ verb [I] (past tense and past participle dived, also US dove, past participle dived)

Definition

JUMP IN › to jump into water with your head and arms going in first: He dived off the side of the boat into the sea.

SWIM › to swim under water, usually with breathing equipment

dive into/over/under, etc › to move somewhere quickly: He heard footsteps and dived under the table.

FLY › to fly down through the air very quickly: Suddenly the plane dived to the ground.

VALUE › If a value or price dives, it suddenly becomes less.

(Definition of dive verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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