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deep dive

deep dive noun: an act of deep diving. Also the alternative form of deep-dive.

Noun

deep dive (plural deep dives)

  1. An act of deep diving.
  2. (idiomatic, often) An in-depth examination or analysis of a topic.
    • "The interesting thing as a writer about Snodgrass was that it liberated you from all the clichés about John Lennon, because you could do what you liked with him. There was no official legend of the Beatles to have to fit into," says Quantick, who also wrote a book in 2002, Revolution, which was a...2020 December 8, David Barnett, “How John Lennon was made into a myth”, in BBC Culture
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, dive.

Also used as

deep dive is also the alternative form of deep-dive.

Forms of deep dive

Noun
pluraldeep dives
alternative formdeep-dive
Verb
third-person singular presentdeep dives
present participledeep diving
pastdeep dived
past USdeep dove
past participledeep dived

Questions about deep dive

What does deep dive mean?
Deep dive means an act of deep diving.
What part of speech is deep dive?
Deep dive is a noun.
What is the plural of deep dive?
The plural of deep dive is deep dives.

Words near deep dive in the dictionary

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  3. deep dish pizza
  4. deep dish pizzas
  5. deep dishes
  6. deep dive
  7. deep dived
  8. deep diver
  9. deep dives
  10. deep diving
  11. deep dove

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