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Definitions for Dives

[1] the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
[2] any rich man.
[3] to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
[4] to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine.
[5] to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets.
[6] Aeronautics . (of an airplane) to descend rapidly.
[7] to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand: to dive into one's purse.
[8] to dart: to dive into a doorway.
[9] to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.
[10] to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend.
[11] to insert quickly; plunge: He dived his hand into his pocket.
[12] an act or instance of diving.
[13] a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board.
[14] the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight.
[15] a submerging, as of a submarine or skindiver.
[16] a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something: He made a dive for the football.
[17] a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices.
[18] Informal . a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub.
[19] Boxing . a false show of being knocked out, usually in a bout whose result has been prearranged: to take a dive in an early round.
[20] a rich man in the parable in Luke 16:19–31
[21] a very rich man
[22] to plunge headfirst into water
[23] (of a submarine, swimmer, etc) to submerge under water
[24] (also tr) to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path
[25] to rush, go, or reach quickly, as in a headlong plunge he dived for the ball
[26] (also tr; foll by in or into) to dip or put (one's hand) quickly or forcefully (into) to dive into one's pocket
[27] (usually foll by in or into ) to involve oneself (in something), as in eating food
[28] soccer slang (of a footballer) to pretend to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty
[29] a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport
[30] an act or instance of diving
[31] a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft
[32] slang a disreputable or seedy bar or club
[33] boxing slang the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out he took a dive in the fourth round
[34] soccer slang the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded

Words related to Dives

leap, plunge, dip, hole, duck, lunge, drop, jump, plummet, swoop, fall, vault, vanish, disappear, nose-dive, spring, dash, pitch, nosedive, submersion

Origin of Dives

before 900; Middle English diven to dive, dip, Old English dȳfan to dip (causative of dūfan to dive, sink); cognate with Old Norse dȳfa dip, German taufen to baptize; akin to dip1

Other words from Dives

post·dive , adjective
pre·dive , adjective
un·der·dive , noun
un·der·dive , verb (used without object), un·der·dived or un·der·dove, un·der·dived, un·der·div·ing.

Word origin for Dives

Old English dӯfan; related to Old Norse dӯfa to dip, Frisian dīvi; see deep , dip

Synonyms for Dives

dip, leap, plunge, dash, duck, ducking, fall, lunge, nosedive, pitch, spring, submergence, submersion, swoop, belly flop, header headlong jump