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noun
1.
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails. Compare pigeon (def. 1).
2.
a pure white member of this species, used as a symbol of innocence, gentleness, tenderness, and peace.
3.
(initial capital letter) a symbol for the Holy Ghost.
4.
an innocent, gentle, or tender person.
5.
EXPANDAlso called peace dove. a person, especially one in public office, who advocates peace or a conciliatory national attitude. Compare hawk1 (def. 4).
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; Old English dūfe- (in dūfedoppa dip-diver); cognate with Dutch duif, German Taube, Old Norse dūfa, Gothic dūbo, originally a diver
1150–1200; Middle English; Old English dūfe- (in dūfedoppa dip-diver); cognate with Dutch duif, German Taube, Old Norse dūfa, Gothic dūbo, originally a diver
Related forms
dove·like, dov·ish, adjective
dov·ish·ness, noun
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Example Sentences
- Two seasons ago battleship gray and dove gray--which you.
- Dove is running an ad for body wash that seems to be turning a black woman from ugly and ashy to smooth and white.
- The dove sat in the tree's branches, as loud as a used-car commercial.
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verb
a simple past tense of dive.
verb (used without object)
1.
to plunge into water, especially 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.
4.
Aeronautics. (of an airplane) to descend rapidly.
5.
EXPANDto penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand: to dive into one's purse.
6.
to dart: to dive into a doorway.
7.
COLLAPSEto enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.
verb (used with object)
8.
to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend.
9.
to insert quickly; plunge: He dived his hand into his pocket.
noun
10.
an act or instance of diving.
11.
a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board.
12.
the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight.
13.
a submerging, as of a submarine or skindiver.
14.
EXPANDa dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something: He made a dive for the football.
15.
a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices.
16.
Informal. a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub.
17.
COLLAPSEBoxing. a false show of being knocked out, usually in a bout whose result has been prearranged: to take a dive in an early round.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English diven to dive, dip, Old English dȳfan to dip (causative of dūfan to dive, sink); cognate with Old Norse dȳfa dip, German taufen to baptize; akin to dip
before 900; Middle English diven to dive, dip, Old English dȳfan to dip (causative of dūfan to dive, sink); cognate with Old Norse dȳfa dip, German taufen to baptize; akin to dip
Related forms
post·dive, adjective
pre·dive, adjective
un·der·dive, noun
un·der·dive, verb (used without object), -dived or -dove, -dived, -div·ing.
Usage note
Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive. Dived, historically the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard: The rescuer dove into 20 feet of icy water. Dove is an Americanism that probably developed by analogy with alternations like drive, drove and ride, rode. EXPANDIt is the more common form in speech in the northern United States and in Canada, and its use seems to be spreading. The past participle of dive is always dived.
COLLAPSE
Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive. Dived, historically the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard: The rescuer dove into 20 feet of icy water. Dove is an Americanism that probably developed by analogy with alternations like drive, drove and ride, rode. EXPANDIt is the more common form in speech in the northern United States and in Canada, and its use seems to be spreading. The past participle of dive is always dived.
COLLAPSE
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World English Dictionary
| dove1 (dʌv) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of various birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes. They are typically smaller than pigeonsRelated: columbine |
| 2. | politics Compare hawk a person opposed to war |
| 3. | a gentle or innocent person: used as a term of endearment |
| 4. | a. a greyish-brown colour |
| b. (as adjective): dove walls | |
| Related: columbine | |
| [Old English dūfe (unattested except as a feminine proper name); related to Old Saxon dūbva, Old High German tūba] | |
| 'dovelike1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'dovish1 | |
| —adj | |
| dove2 (dəʊv) | |
| —vb | |
| chiefly (US) a past tense of dive | |
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Word Origin & History
dive
emerged 13c. from O.E. dufan "to dive, duck, sink" (intransitive, class II strong verb; past tense deaf, pp. dofen) and dyfan "to dip, submerge" (weak, transitive), from P.Gmc. *dubijanan. Past tense dove is a later formation, perhaps on analogy of drive/drove. Sense of "disreputable bar" is first recorded
EXPANDAmer.Eng. 1871, perhaps because they were usually in basements, and going into one was both a literal and figurative "diving." Related: Diver; diving.
dove
probably from O.E. dufe- (found only in compounds), from P.Gmc. *dubon, perhaps related to words for "dive," from its flight. Originally applied to all pigeons, now mostly restricted to the turtle dove. A symbol of gentleness from early Christian times, also of the Holy Spirit (cf. Gen. viii.8-12); political
meaning "person who advocates peace" first attested 1962, during Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Slang Dictionary
dive definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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dove definition[dəv]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Dove definition
In their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts of rocks, but when domesticated "dove-cots" are prepared for them (Cant. 2:14; Jer. 48:28; Isa. 60:8). The dove was placed on the standards of the Assyrians and Babylonians in honour, it is supposed, of Semiramis (Jer. 25:38; Vulg., "fierceness of the dove;" comp. Jer. 46:16; 50:16). Doves and turtle-doves were the only birds that could be offered in sacrifice, as they were clean according to the Mosaic law (Ge. 15:9; Lev. 5:7; 12:6; Luke 2:24). The dove was the harbinger of peace to Noah (Gen. 8:8, 10). It is often mentioned as the emblem of purity (Ps. 68:13). It is a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Gen. 1:2; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32); also of tender and devoted affection (Cant. 1:15; 2:14). David in his distress wished that he had the wings of a dove, that he might fly away and be at rest (Ps. 55:6-8). There is a species of dove found at Damascus "whose feathers, all except the wings, are literally as yellow as gold" (68:13).
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