Tony accepted the project without realizing the time it would take; he always dives in headfirst!
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
dive — [dīv] vi. dived or dove, dived, diving [ME diven < OE dyfan, to immerse, caus. of dufan, to dive, akin to ON dȳfa, to plunge, dūfa, a wave < IE base * dheup , DEEP] 1. to plunge headfirst into water 2. to go underwater; submerge, as a… … English World dictionary
dive — [n1] descent, usually underwater belly flop*, dash, dip, duck, ducking, fall, header* headlong* jump, leap, lunge, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spring, submergence, submersion, swoop; concepts 147,181 Ant. ascent, jump dive [n2] dirty, sleazy… … New thesaurus
dive — I n. 1) to make a dive 2) a swallow (BE), swan (AE) dive 3) a back; headfirst; high dive 4) a crash dive (of a submarine) 5) a power dive (of a plane) 6) a dive for (they made a dive for the ditch) 7) a dive from; into 8) (misc.) (colloq.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
headfirst — I adjective with the head foremost a headfirst plunge down the stairs a headlong dive into the pool • Syn: ↑headlong • Similar to: ↑forward II adverb … Useful english dictionary
dive — /duyv/, v., dived or dove, dived, diving, n. v.i. 1. to plunge into water, esp. headfirst. 2. to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine. 3. to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets … Universalium
dive — I. verb (dived or dove; dived; also dove; diving) Etymology: Middle English diven, duven, from Old English dȳfan to dip & dūfan to dive; akin to Old English dyppan to dip more at dip Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
dive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plunge, dip, swoop; nosedive, power dive; slang, honky tonk. See descent, drinking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sudden motion downward] Syn. plunge, leap, spring, nosedive, headlong leap, headlong jump,… … English dictionary for students
dive — [[t]daɪv[/t]] v. dived dove, dived, div•ing, 1) to plunge into water, esp. headfirst 2) to submerge, as a submarine 3) to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets[/ex] 4) aer. (of an airplane)… … From formal English to slang
headfirst — head•first [[t]ˈhɛdˈfɜrst[/t]] adv. 1) with the head in front or bent forward: to dive headfirst into the sea[/ex] 2) rashly; precipitately • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
headfirst — adv 1. headlong, headforemost, head on; diving, in a nose dive, Inf. in a header, in a dive; plunging, pitching, head over heels, ducking, on one s head. 2. rashly, hastily, hurriedly, impetuously, impulsively, on the spur of the moment,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
