Definition of dive for
: to suddenly jump toward (something that is on or near the ground)
He dove for the ball. When the shooting started, he dove for cover.
—sometimes used figuratively Her books always have me diving for my dictionary.
Test Your Vocabulary
More Confusing Words—Quiz
-
- The magician
______
moved the selected card to the top of the deck.

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share dive for