- dived head first
- jump into the water headfirst
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
dived head first
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dive — [[t]da͟ɪv[/t]] dives, diving, dived (American English sometimes uses the form dove for the past tense.) 1) VERB If you dive into some water, you jump in head first with your arms held straight above your head. [V into n] He tried to escape by… … English dictionary
dive — I UK [daɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms dive : present tense I/you/we/they dive he/she/it dives present participle diving past tense dived past participle dived ** 1) to jump into water with your head first and with your arms stretched… … English dictionary
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