Defenition of the word dive
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Defenition of the word dive
- The attempt by a football player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and possibly feigning an injury.
- To fall to the ground and possibly feign an injury in order to gain an unfair advantage in a football match.
- To swim under water.
- To jump into water.
- The act of jumping into water.
- The act of swimming under water.
- A jump downwards, head first, possibly with arms erected before the head, usually ending up in water.
- swim under water
- plunge into water
- a headlong plunge into water
- a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
- drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
- a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
- swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
- plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
- drop steeply
Synonyms for the word dive
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- diving
- honkytonk
- nose dive
- plunge
- plunk
Hyponyms for the word dive
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- belly flop
- belly flopper
- belly whop
- belly whopper
- belly-flop
- chute
- cliff diving
- crash-dive
- duck
- flip
- full gainer
- gainer
- half gainer
- jackknife
- jump
- nosedive
- parachute
- power dive
- power-dive
- skin-dive
- snorkel
- swallow dive
- swan dive
Hypernyms for the word dive
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- cabaret
- club
- come down
- descend
- descent
- fall
- go down
- night club
- nightclub
- nightspot
- submerge
- submerse
- swim
- swimming
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