Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
DIVE
dive, nose dive, nosedive
(noun) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
dive, diving
(noun) a headlong plunge into water
honkytonk, dive
(noun) a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
dive
(verb) swim under water; “the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells”
dive
(verb) plunge into water; “I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool”
dive, plunge, plunk
(verb) drop steeply; “the stock market plunged”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
dive (third-person singular simple present dives, present participle diving, simple past (chiefly U.S. and Canada) dove or dived, past participle dived)
To swim under water.
To jump into water head-first.
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
To descend sharply or steeply.
(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
(transitive) To explore by diving; to plunge into.
(figurative) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
Usage notes
The past tense dove is found chiefly in North American English, where it is used alongside the regular (and earlier) dived, with regional variations; in British English dived is the standard past tense, dove existing only in some dialects. Some speakers express uncertainty about what the past participle should be; dove is relatively rare as a past participle. (Compare Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary; The American Heritage Dictionary; The Cambridge Guide to English Usage)
Noun
dive (plural dives)
A jump or plunge into water.
A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
A downward swooping motion.
A swim under water.
A decline.
(slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
(aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
(sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
Etymology 2
Noun
dive
plural of diva
Etymology 3
Noun
dive (plural dives)
Obsolete form of daeva.
Anagrams
• Devi, I'd've, vide, vidê, vied
Source: Wiktionary
Dive, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dived, colloq. Dove (, a relic of the AS. strong forms deáf, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n. Diving.] Etym: [OE. diven, duven, AS. d to sink, v. t., fr. d, v. i.; akin to Icel. d, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and perh. to dove, n. Cf. Dip.]
1. 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. Whately.
Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States as an imperfect tense form. All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous splash. Dr. Hayes. When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and left the young bird sitting in the water. J. Burroughs.
2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. South.
Dive, v. t.
1. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck. [Obs.] Hooker.
2. To explore by diving; to plunge into. [R.] The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. Denham. He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps. Emerson.
Dive, n.
1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.
2. A place of low resort. [Slang] The music halls and dives in the lower part of the city. J. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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