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Learn to pronounce dive

/dīv/
verb
  1. plunge head first into water.
    "she walked to the deep end, then she dived in"
    synonyms: plunge, plummet, nosedive, descend, jump, fall, drop, swoop, pitch, bellyflop
  2. (of an aircraft or bird) plunge steeply downward through the air.
    "the aircraft dove for the ground to avoid the attack"

noun
  1. a plunge head first into water.
    "he hit the sea in a shallow dive"
    synonyms: plunge, plummet, nosedive, descent, jump, fall, drop, swoop, pitch, bellyflop, plump
  2. a steep descent by an aircraft or bird.
    "the jumbo jet went into a dive"
  3. a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment.
    "he got into a fight in some dive"
    synonyms: sleazy bar, sleazy nightclub, drinking den, drinking joint, seedy joint, dump, hole

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verb (used with object) · to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend. · to insert quickly; plunge: He dived his hand into his pocket.