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divebomb en · NOUN

From dive + bomb.

The rapid lowering of the pitch of a note on the guitar by means of the whammy bar.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
divebombs	Number=Plur		lexicographic
dive bomb		alternative	lexicographic
dive-bomb		alternative	lexicographic

From dive + bomb.

Of an aircraft, to bomb while in a steep dive.
Of a bird, to attack (especially the head of) a person or animal that strays into their territory.
To attempt an overtake by braking very late on corner entry.
Of a motorist, to overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route, such as a pair of freeway exit and entrance ramps.
- Dive-bombing is perfectly legal as long as you do not cross any double solid white lines. 2015 April 21, Robert Thompson, “Drivers protest those who seek the inside track on highways”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 07 Oct 2022:
To rapidly lower the pitch of a note on the guitar by means of the whammy bar.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
dive-bomb		alternative	lexicographic
dive bomb		alternative	lexicographic
divebombs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
divebombing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
divebombed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
divebombed	Tense=Past		lexicographic