dove

noun

1. any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.Compare pigeon¹(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. Also called peace dove. a person, especially one in public office, who advocates peace or a conciliatory national attitude.Compare hawk¹(def 4).
6. dove color.
7. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Columba.

verb

1. a simple past tense of dive.

noun

1. Arthur,1880–1946, U.S. painter.
2. Rita,born 1952, U.S. poet and educator: U.S. poet laureate 1993.

verb (used without object), dived or dove, dived, div·ing.

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. to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand: to dive into one’s purse.
6. to dart: to dive into a doorway.
7. to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc.

verb (used with object), dived or dove, dived, div·ing.

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. a 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. Boxing. a false show of being knocked out, usually in a bout whose result has been prearranged: to take a dive in an early round.

noun

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 adjective: columbine
2. politics a person opposed to warCompare hawk 1 (def. 3)
3. a gentle or innocent person: used as a term of endearment
4. 1. a greyish-brown colour
   2. (as adjective)dove walls

verb

1. mainly US a past tense of dive

noun

1. the Dove Christianity a manifestation of the Holy Spirit (John 1:32)

verb dives, diving or dived or US dove or dived (mainly intr)

1. to plunge headfirst into water
2. (of a submarine, swimmer, etc) to submerge under water
3. (also tr) to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path
4. to rush, go, or reach quickly, as in a headlong plungehe dived for the ball
5. (also tr; foll by in or into) to dip or put (one’s hand) quickly or forcefully (into)to dive into one’s pocket
6. (usually foll by in or into) to involve oneself (in something), as in eating food
7. soccer slang (of a footballer) to pretend to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty

noun

8. a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport
9. an act or instance of diving
10. a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft
11. slang a disreputable or seedy bar or club
12. boxing slang the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or outhe took a dive in the fourth round
13. soccer slang the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded

n.

probably from Old English dufe- (found only in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *dubon (cf. Old Saxon duba, Old Norse dufa, Swedish duva, Middle Dutch duve, Dutch duif, Old High German tuba, German Taube, Gothic -dubo), perhaps related to words for “dive,” in reference to 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), and of peace and deliverance from anxiety; political meaning “person who advocates peace” attested by 1917, from the Christian dove of peace.

v.

past tense of dive (q.v.).

v.

13c., from Old English dufan “to dive, duck, sink” (intransitive, class II strong verb; past tense deaf, past participle dofen) and dyfan “to dip, submerge” (weak, transitive), from Proto-Germanic *dubijanan, from PIE *dheub- (see deep). Past tense dove is a later formation, perhaps on analogy of drive/drove. Related: Diving. Dive bomber attested by 1939.

n.

c.1700, from dive (v.). Sense of “disreputable bar” is first recorded American English 1871, perhaps because they were usually in basements, and going into one was both a literal and figurative “diving.”