ADJ

steep, vertical
gentle, shallow
spiral

VERB + DIVE

go into
The plane went into a steep dive
pull out of
The pilot seemed to be having difficulty in pulling out of the dive

ADJ

headlong, nose (also nosedive) (both often figurative)
The economy is on a headlong dive to disaster. His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace
sudden
running
She made a running dive to get across the crevasse

VERB + DIVE

make, take
She made a dive for the door. He took a dive in the penalty area and won his team a controversial penalty. (figurative) The market is volatile and profits could take a dive

PREP

~ for
There would be a dive for the bar as soon as the show finished

ADV

deep, head first
down

PREP

for
diving for pearls
from
She dived from the top diving board
into
He dived head first into the water
off

PHRASES

go diving
The main purpose of his holiday to Greece was to go diving

ADV

suddenly
vertically
Unlike some birds, it does not dive vertically

PREP

from, to
The plane suddenly dived from 10,000 feet to 5,000

ADV

head first, headlong

PREP

beneath, into
He dived headlong into the ditch
through, under

PHRASES

dive for cover
We heard an explosion and dived for cover