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Meaning of dive

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dive
      n 1: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn:
           {honkytonk}, {dive}]
      2: a headlong plunge into water [syn: {dive}, {diving}]
      3: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: {dive}, {nose
         dive}, {nosedive}]
      v 1: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {dive},
           {plunge}, {plunk}]
      2: plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into
         the pool"
      3: swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking
         for shells"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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