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Dive vs Dime - What's the difference?

dive | dime |

As nouns the difference between dive and dime

is that dive is while dime is tithe.

dive

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) diven, duven, from the merger of (etyl) . See also (l), (l).

Verb

  • To swim under water.
  • To jump into water head-first.
  • * Whately
    • It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them.
  • To descend sharply or steeply.
  • (especially with in ) To undertake with enthusiasm.
    • She dove right in and started making improvements.
  • (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.
    • (Hooker)
  • To explore by diving; to plunge into.
  • * Denham
    • The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame.
  • * Emerson
    • He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps.
  • (figurative) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
    • (South)
    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. As a past participle, ''dove'' is relatively rare. (Compare ''Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary''; ''The American Heritage Dictionary''; ''The Cambridge Guide to English Usage )
    Related terms
    * scuba diving * duck dive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A jump or plunge into water.
  • A swim under water.
  • A decline.
  • (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
  • (aviation) Aerial descend with the nose pointed down.
  • (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
    • Related terms
    * divebomb * nosedive * swandive/swan-dive/swan dive

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl); see diva.

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs ----

    dime

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny.
  • (Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
  • (US, basketball) An assist
  • (slang) A playing card with the rank of ten
  • (slang) Ten dollars
  • (slang) A thousand dollars
  • (slang) A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.
  • (slang) Payment responsibility
    • Are you traveling on the company's dime ?
  • (slang) A beautiful woman (10 from the 10-point scale)
    • She's a dime piece.
    Synonyms
    * (coin) ten cent piece (Used in other countries with dollars and cents currencies) * (thousand dollars) grand
    Derived terms
    * a dime's worth * dime bag * dime store * drop a dime * not worth a dime * stop on a dime * turn on a dime * * nickel and dime * dime a dozen * not worth a dime * *
    See also
    * buck * dollar * mill * nickel * quarter
    References
    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    Etymology 2

    From the use of the coin in a payphone to report a crime to the police. US payphones charged 10ยข in almost all jurisdictions until the late 1970s.

    Verb

    (dim)
  • To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
    • Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.
    Synonyms
    * (inform on) drop a dime on,

    Anagrams

    * * ----