'Dived' definitions:
Definition of 'Dived'
From: GCIDE
- Dive \Dive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dived, colloq. Dove, a relic of the AS. strong forms de['a]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. Diving.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d?fan to sink, v. t., fr. d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and perh. to dove, n. Cf. Dip.]
- 1. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid. [1913 Webster]
- It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them. --Whately. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States as an imperfect tense form. [1913 Webster]
- All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous splash. --Dr. Hayes. [1913 Webster]
- When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and left the young bird sitting in the water. --J. Burroughs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. --South. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Dived'
- Dive,
- Dives,
- Diving,
- dive into,
- Diving beetle,
- Diving bell,
- Diving dress,
- Diving petrel,
- Diving stone,
- cliff diving,
- crash dive,
- dive bomber,
- dive brake,
- diving board,
- diving duck,
- diving event,
- diving spider,
- diving suit,
- nose dive,
- power dive,
- scuba diving,
- skin diving,
- sky dive,
- snorkel diving,
- swallow dive,
- swan dive,
- take a dive,
- coastal diving bird,
- crash-dive,
- dive-bomb,
- dive-bombing,
- nose-dive,
- power-dive,
- skin-dive