ALL meanings of dove
dove
D d - noun dove A stocky seed-or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names. 1
- noun dove an act or instance of diving. 1
- noun dove a jump or plunge into water, especially in a prescribed way from a diving board. 1
- noun dove the vertical or nearly vertical descent of an airplane at a speed surpassing the possible speed of the same plane in level flight. 1
- noun dove a submerging, as of a submarine or skindiver. 1
- noun dove a dash, plunge, or lunge, as if throwing oneself at or into something: He made a dive for the football. 1
- noun dove a sudden or sharp decline, as in stock prices. 1
- noun dove Informal. a dingy or disreputable bar or nightclub. 1
- noun dove 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. 1
- verb dove a simple past tense of dive. 1
- verb without object dove to plunge into water, especially headfirst. 1
- verb without object dove to go below the surface of the water, as a submarine. 1
- verb without object dove to plunge, fall, or descend through the air, into the earth, etc.: The acrobats dived into nets. 1
- verb without object dove Aeronautics. (of an airplane) to descend rapidly. 1
- verb without object dove to penetrate suddenly into something, as with the hand: to dive into one's purse. 1
- verb without object dove to dart: to dive into a doorway. 1
- verb without object dove to enter deeply or plunge into a subject, activity, etc. 1
- verb with object dove to cause to plunge, submerge, or descend. 1
- verb with object dove to insert quickly; plunge: He dived his hand into his pocket. 1
- noun dove bird 1
- noun dove war: conciliator 1
- verb dove (nonstandard) past participle of dive. 0
- countable noun dove A dove is a bird that looks like a pigeon but is smaller and lighter in colour. Doves are often used as a symbol of peace. 0
- countable noun dove In politics, you can refer to people who support the use of peaceful methods to solve difficult situations as doves. Compare hawk. 0
- noun dove In American English, dove is sometimes used as the past tense of dive. 0
- noun dove 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 pigeons 0
- noun dove a person opposed to war 0
- noun dove a gentle or innocent person: used as a term of endearment 0
- noun dove a greyish-brown colour 0
- noun dove (as adjective) 0
- noun dove pigeon1, esp. the smaller species: it is often used as a symbol of peace 0
- noun dove an advocate of measures in international affairs designed to avoid or reduce open hostilities 0
- noun dove a person regarded as gentle, innocent, or beloved 0
- abbreviation DOVE dive 0
- noun dove A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. 0
- noun dove (politics) A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict (as opposed to hawk). 0
- noun dove Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. 0
- verb dove (chiefly Canada, US and English dialect) Strong simple past tense of dive. 0