1. A headlong plunge into water
   "His dive from the high board was nearly perfect"
    
2. A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
   "The pilot put the plane into a nose dive to lose altitude quickly";
   - nose dive, nosedive
    
3. A swim under water using breathing equipment
   "The scuba divers planned an hour-long dive to explore the coral reef"
    
4. [informal] A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
   "They spent the evening drinking in a seedy dive";
   - honky-tonk

1. Swim under water
   "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
    
2. (water sport) plunge into water
   "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
    
3. Drop steeply
   "the stock market dived";
   - plunge, plunk [informal], dump
    
4. (sports) deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting the opponent penalized
   "The striker was accused of diving to win a penalty"

1. A distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
   "The diva swept into the room";
   - prima donna
    
2. A vain and temperamental person
   "The actor's diva behaviour was causing problems on set";
   - prima donna, princess [informal]

Derived forms: dives, diving, dived

Type of: adult female, cabaret, club, come down, descend, descent, go down, night club, nightclub, nightspot, niterie [informal], nitery [informal], opera star, operatic star, submerge, submerse, swim, swimming, woman

Encyclopedia: Dive