to dive

Definition von to dive im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A swim under water; Fast descend with the nose of a craft pointed down; A decline; plural form of diva; (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm
She dove right in and started making improvements.; To cause to descend, dunk; A jump or plunge into water; A seedy bar, nightclub, etc; To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised; A deliberate fall after a challenge; {v} to swim or go under water, to go deep; {f} jump into water (especially headfirst); go underwater, submerge; descend rapidly to earth; enter into quickly, plunge; a headlong plunge into water; A sharp, last-instant break by the ball; it is said to "dive into the pocket "; If you dive into a bag or container, you put your hands into it quickly in order to get something out. She dived into her bag and brought out a folded piece of paper; If you dive, you go under the surface of the sea or a lake, using special breathing equipment. Bezanik is diving to collect marine organisms. Dive is also a noun. This sighting occurred during my dive to a sunken wreck off Sardinia; The action of a ball that hooks greatly at the last split second; n , v a defensive retrieval technique in which a player extends for a ball near the floor, causing both feet to leave the floor The player contacts the ball with one or both arms and slides on the abdomen and thighs; a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft; To fake being tackled illegally in an attempt to gain a free kick from the referee It's also called to "act" or "take a dive"; To collect and exchange information by entering the electronic brain; A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively; A place of low resort; a dispreputable bar or nightclub; a dingy hotel; a joint; To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid; drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"; To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc; a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft a headlong plunge into water swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells" plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool" drop steeply; "the stock market plunged; If shares, profits, or figures dive, their value falls suddenly and by a large amount. If we cut interest rates, the pound would dive Profits have dived from £7.7m to £7.1m The shares dived 22p to 338p. Dive is also a noun. Stock prices took a dive; Fig; vi menyelam (selam); plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"; To descend sharply or steeply; a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft a headlong plunge into water swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"; If an aeroplane dives, it flies or drops down quickly and suddenly. He was killed when his monoplane stalled and dived into the ground. Dive is also a noun. Witnesses said the plane failed to pull out of a dive and smashed down in a field; plural of diva; drop steeply; "the stock market plunged; swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"; {i} plunge, submersion; dubious nightclub, sleazy nightclub; To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck; To swim under water; To jump into water head-first; When a player exaggerates being hooked or tripped in an attempt to draw a penalty; When birds and animals dive, they go quickly downwards, head-first, through the air or through water. a pelican which had just dived for a fish; a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall; To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting ones opponent penalised; If you dive into some water, you jump in head-first with your arms held straight above your head. He tried to escape by diving into a river She was standing by a pool, about to dive in Joanne had just learnt to dive. Dive is also a noun. Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge; alone Die alone!!!!!; If you dive in a particular direction or into a particular place, you jump or move there quickly. They dived into a taxi = leap Dive is also a noun. He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up; To undertake with enthusiasm; to penetrate; to explore; (20) - Pokémon with this attack: Brock's Golbat L30; A player exaggerates being hooked or tripped to draw a penalty on the opposing team Draw: During a face-off, each opposing player will try to get the draw The draw occurs when a player succeeds in getting control of the puck and pulling it back to a teammate Drop pass: When an offensive player enters the offensive zone with the puck, they may leave it on the ice for a trailing offensive player to pick up and pass or shoot Because the player leaving the puck appears to push the puck backwards it is known as a drop pass Dump and chase (Dump in): The dump in is an offensive strategy in which the puck is shot into the offensive zone corner by the offensive team from outside the blue line This strategy is usually employed if the offensive team is having trouble getting though the defense at the blue line or if the offensive team wants to change lines; The dipping of a car's nose that occurs when the brakes are applied Dive is caused by a load transfer from the rear to the front suspension; this transfer occurs because the car's center of gravity, through which all inertial forces pass, is higher than its contact patches, the points where the braking forces are exerted on the ground; disapproval If you describe a bar or club as a dive, you mean it is dirty and dark, and not very respectable; To explore by diving; to plunge into