Verbs that start with D

Diving is a sport where you jump into the water, usually from a small platform. Some people dive in so they can start swimming faster. Sometimes people have the diving board set up really high so between jumping off and landing in the water they have time to do lots of acrobatic twists and turns.

Usually when you dive into the water, you want to make as small a splash as possible.

You drag something when you pull it along with much effort. Generally when you drag something, most of it is on the ground and you have to overcome a lot of friction. People often drag things when they don't have something like a wheelbarrow or trolley to help them, and they are too heavy to carry.

You drape some fabric when you arrange it over something else so that it hangs in nice looking folds.

See also drapes (curtains).

Something is drifting if it is being gently carried along by currents in air or water with no particular direction. The leaf in the picture is drifting on a lake.

When you are thirsty, you need to drink something. You can drink things like water, milk or juice.

A drip is a small amount of water that falls slowly. Taps drip when they leak, and water will drip from your hands when they are wet.

"Driving" is the word given to controlling a land vehicle, like a car, bus or even a horse-drawn vehicle. To drive something you need to know how to start and stop it, how to steer it, and of course you need to know the road rules to be able to safely drive.

Something droops if it bends over and down. Things might droop because they are tired or unsupported. Some plants and flowers naturally have a drooping growth pattern.

You drop something when you let it fall down by itself. The students in the picture are dropping something out of a high window as an experiment.

A drop is also a small globule of liquid, such as a raindrop.

Drowning is death by water or some other liquid. You can drown if you fall into water and can't swim. When your face is in the water, you can only breathe in water instead of air, and people and animals need to breathe air to live.