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1 to dive into a pool
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2 pool
[puːl] I сущ.1)а) лужа; лужица; прудок; озерцоShe found her husband dead in a pool of blood. — Она обнаружила, что её муж лежит мёртвый в луже крови.
Syn:в) омут; заводь; водоём со стоячей водойrock pool брит. / tide амер. pool — водоём, затопляемый только во время прилива
Syn:г) пятно, полоса ( света)a quartet of dancers in pool of light at center stage — четвёрка танцоров в луче света в центре сцены
The posts shone an intense pool of light over the crossing. — Фонари ярко освещали переход.
2) = swimming pool (плавательный) бассейнHe swam two lengths of the pool. — Он проплыл два бассейна.
outdoor pool; open-air pool — открытый бассейн
paddling pool — брит. "лягушатник" ( мелкая часть бассейна для детей)
wading pool — амер. бассейн для гребли
3) гидр. бьеф4) геол. нефтяная залежьII 1. сущ.1) общий фонд; объединённый резерв; общий котёлgene pool — биол. генетический фонд, генофонд
2)blind pool — "слепой" пул
б) бюро, объединениев) спорт. лига ( совокупность команд определённого класса)3)а) совокупность ставок (в картах, на скачках)б) ( the pools) брит.; мн.; = football pools футбольный тотализаторв) карт. пулька4) пул ( род игры в бильярд)2. гл.1)б) объединяться в пул, вступать в пул2) австрал.; разг. впутывать, вовлекать (кого-л. во что-л.)Syn:
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dive — 1. verb 1) they dived into the clear water the plane was diving toward the ground Syn: plunge, nosedive, jump head first, bellyflop; plummet, fall, drop, pitch, dive bomb 2) the islanders dive for oysters Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
dive — [daɪv] verb [I] I 1) to jump into water with your head first and with your arms stretched out in front of you I watched Paul dive into the pool.[/ex] 2) to swim UNDERWATER using special equipment so that you can breathe We went diving when we… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
dive — 1. verb 1) they dived into the clear water | the plane was diving towards the ground Syn: plunge, nosedive, jump, plummet, fall, drop, pitch 2) they dived for cover Syn: leap, jump, lunge … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
dive — dive1 [ daıv ] (past tense dived or dove [ douv ] ) verb intransitive ** ▸ 1 jump into water ▸ 2 swim underwater ▸ 3 move downward ▸ 4 jump sideways/forward ▸ 5 lose value quickly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to jump into water with your head first and with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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dive — I n. 1) to make a dive 2) a swallow (BE), swan (AE) dive 3) a back; headfirst; high dive 4) a crash dive (of a submarine) 5) a power dive (of a plane) 6) a dive for (they made a dive for the ditch) 7) a dive from; into 8) (misc.) (colloq.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
dive — [[t]da͟ɪv[/t]] dives, diving, dived (American English sometimes uses the form dove for the past tense.) 1) VERB If you dive into some water, you jump in head first with your arms held straight above your head. [V into n] He tried to escape by… … English dictionary
dive — dive1 [daıv] v past tense dived also dove [dəuv US douv] AmE, past participle dived ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump into water)¦ 2¦(swim under water)¦ 3¦(go deeper/lower)¦ 4¦(move quickly)¦ 5 dive into your bag/pocket etc 6¦(numbers)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
dive — 1 verb past tense dived also dove AmE (I) 1 JUMP INTO WATER to jump into water with your head and arms first (+ into/off etc): Sally dived expertly into the pool. | Diving off the cliffs is very dangerous. 2 GO DEEPER to go deeper under water:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pool — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 swimming pool, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bathing, paddling (BrE), swimming, wading (AmE) ▪ big ▪ little, small … Collocations dictionary
Pool, gene — The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time. (Not something to dive into.) … Medical dictionary