adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action of the verb to dive in any sense. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a headlong plunge into water wordnet
3. 3
   The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   an athletic competition that involves diving into water wordnet
5. 5
   Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dive form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That or who dives or dive. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

diveacrobaticsaerobaticsaquaplaningaquaticsaustralian crawl

Example

More examples

"I've done rock climbing and deep-sea diving and slept in an Indonesian jungle."

Etymology

By surface analysis, dive + -ing.

Related phrases

Law's diving-gooseOlympic divingTrumpster divingaltitude divingbin divingbuddy divingcage divingcage-divingcave divingcave-divingclearance divingcliff diving

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