dive

n 1: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn: {honkytonk}]

2: a headlong plunge into water [syn: {diving}]

3: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: {nose dive}]

v 1: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {plunge}, {plunk}]

2: plunge into water

3: swim under water

die

1. {crash}. Unlike {crash}, which is used primarily

of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and software.

See also {go flatline}, {casters-up mode}.

2. An unpackaged {integrated circuit}.

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(1996-05-28)