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dive 1. a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport 2. an act or instance of diving 3. a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft 4. Boxing slang the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out 5. Soccer slang the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded dive [′dīv] (aerospace engineering) A rapid descent by an aircraft or missile, nose downward, with or without power or thrust. (engineering) To submerge into an underwater environment so that it may be studied or utilized; includes the use of specialized equipment such as scuba, diving helmets, diving suits, diving bells, and underwater research vessels. (navigation) To submerge a submarine under power. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| You may see people come back to investments like this, which pay a real return, if the tech sector takes a dive. Every time one of them takes a dive in the market the analysts talk about a `technology crash'. 1) Michael Gilad, 10, takes a dive at the deep end Saturday at the Los Angeles Parks and Recreation city pool in Woodland Hills on the first day that nearly three dozen city pools were open for the summer season. |
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