Dive vs. Submerge — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dive and Submerge
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Dive
To plunge, especially headfirst, into water.
Submerge
To place under the surface of a liquid, especially water
Submerged the pieces of chicken in the broth.
Dive
To execute a dive in athletic competition.
Submerge
To cover with water or another liquid; inundate
The flood submerged the road.
Dive
To participate in the sport of competitive diving.
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Submerge
To hide from view; obscure
"The few public tributes to Nat Turner in the mainstream black press of the late 1950s submerged the armed rebellion within a narrative of nonviolent protest" (Scot French).
Dive
To go toward the bottom of a body of water
We dove down to check the anchor.
Submerge
To go under the surface of a body of water
The submarine submerged quickly to avoid detection.
Dive
To engage in the sport of scuba diving.
Submerge
To disappear as if by going under water.
Dive
To submerge under power. Used of a submarine.
Submerge
(intransitive) To sink out of sight.
The submarine submerged in the water.
Dive
To fall head down through the air.
Submerge
(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.
In films many people are murdered by being submerged in swimming pools.
Dive
To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
Submerge
To engulf or overwhelm.
Because of the death of his father, he is submerged in sorrow.
Dive
To engage in the sport of skydiving.
Submerge
To put under water; to plunge.
Dive
To drop sharply and rapidly; plummet
Stock prices dove 100 points in a single day of trading.
Submerge
To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
I would thou didst,So half my Egypt were submerged.
Dive
To rush headlong and vanish into something
The fugitive dove into the crowd and escaped.
Submerge
To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
Some say swallows submerge in ponds.
Dive
To plunge one's hand into something
Dove into the cookie jar.
Submerge
Sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
Dive
To lunge or leap headfirst
Dove for the loose ball.
Submerge
Cover completely or make imperceptible;
I was drowned in work
The noise drowned out her speech
Dive
To plunge into an activity or enterprise with vigor and gusto.
Submerge
Put under water;
Submerge your head completely
Dive
(Sports) To exaggerate a fall in an attempt to induce a referee to call a penalty on an opponent.
Submerge
Fill or cover completely, usually with water
Dive
To cause (an aircraft, for example) to dive.
Dive
To go scuba-diving to or along
We dove that reef last week.
Dive
A plunge into water, especially done headfirst and in a way established for athletic competition.
Dive
The act or an instance of going under water, as of a submarine or a skin diver.
Dive
A nearly vertical descent at an accelerated speed through the air.
Dive
A rapid or abrupt decrease
Stock prices took a dive.
Dive
(Slang) A disreputable or run-down bar or nightclub.
Dive
A run-down residence.
Dive
A knockout feigned by a prizefighter
The challenger took a dive.
Dive
An exaggerated fall, especially by a hockey player, intended to draw a penalty against an opponent.
Dive
A lunge or a headlong jump
Made a dive to catch the falling teacup.
Dive
(Football) An offensive play in which the carrier of the ball plunges into the opposing line in order to gain short yardage.
Dive
(intransitive) To swim under water.
Dive
(intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
Dive
(intransitive) To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
To dive into home plate
Dive
(intransitive) To descend sharply or steeply.
Dive
To undertake with enthusiasm.
She dove right in and started making improvements.
Dive
(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
Dive
(transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
Dive
(transitive) To explore by diving; to plunge into.
Dive
To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
Dive
A jump or plunge into water.
The dive of a hawk after prey
Dive
A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
Dive
A downward swooping motion.
Dive
A swim under water.
Dive
A decline.
Dive
(slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
Dive
(aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
Dive
(sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
Dive
Plural of diva
Dive
To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.
It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them.
All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous splash.
When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and left the young bird sitting in the water.
Dive
Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
Dive
To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.
Dive
To explore by diving; to plunge into.
The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame.
He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps.
Dive
A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.
Dive
A place of low resort.
The music halls and dives in the lower part of the city.
Dive
A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
Dive
A headlong plunge into water
Dive
A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
Dive
Drop steeply;
The stock market plunged
Dive
Plunge into water;
I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
Dive
Swim under water;
The children enjoyed diving and looking for shells
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