dives Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
    dive; honkytonk.
  2. noun a headlong plunge into water
    diving; dive.
  3. noun a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
    dive; nose dive; nosedive.
  4. verb drop steeply
    plunk; dive; plunge.
    • the stock market plunged
  5. verb plunge into water
    dive.
    • I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
  6. verb swim under water
    dive.
    • the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells

WordNet

Di"ves noun
Etymology
L., rich.
Definitions
  1. The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.

Webster 1913