Definition of "dive" []

• To plunge, especially headfirst, into water. (verb-intransitive)
• To execute a dive in athletic competition. (verb-intransitive)
• To participate in the sport of competitive diving. (verb-intransitive)
• To go toward the bottom of a body of water; submerge. (verb-intransitive)
• To engage in the activity of scuba diving. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The film, which earned an "A+" CinemaScore grade, is playing very well to families, and it should continue to enjoy small drops which is a shame if you're a pun-happy box office writer dying to use the word "dive!" in the weeks to come."
• "Each dive is different as is each piece of writing, so take each experience as it comes."
• "Mr. Allan, whose firm has $6.5 billion in assets under management, says he began preparing clients for a downgrade and a subsequent short-term dive in equity and bond markets weeks ago."