Entry Word: dive

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an act or instance of diving <the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet>

Synonyms pitch, plunge

Related Words dip, immersion, submersion; fall, slip, spill, stumble, tumble; descent, drop; belly flop, header, jackknife

Near Antonyms jump, leap

2 the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude <stock prices took a long, steady dive> — see descent 1