dive-bomb
verb/ˈdaɪv bɒm/
/ˈdaɪv bɑːm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dive-bomb | /ˈdaɪv bɒm/ /ˈdaɪv bɑːm/ |
| he / she / it dive-bombs | /ˈdaɪv bɒmz/ /ˈdaɪv bɑːmz/ |
| past simple dive-bombed | /ˈdaɪv bɒmd/ /ˈdaɪv bɑːmd/ |
| past participle dive-bombed | /ˈdaɪv bɒmd/ /ˈdaɪv bɑːmd/ |
| -ing form dive-bombing | /ˈdaɪv bɒmɪŋ/ /ˈdaɪv bɑːmɪŋ/ |
- dive-bomb somebody/something (of an aircraft, a bird, etc.) to dive steeply through the air and attack somebody/something
- The unwary rock-climber is dive-bombed by birds protecting their young.
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