Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "dive" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

emerge

Dbpedia Genre

hard rock

Derived Terms

Klinsmann dive Stengel dive back dive backward dive bedoven crash dive crash-dive deep dive deep-dive divable dive bar dive boat dive bomber dive brick dive computer dive in dive support vessel dive-bomb dive-under diveable divebomb divekeeper divemaster diver divewear divey dolphin dive duck and dive duck dive dumpster dive fish dive forward dive full dive nose-dive nosedive postdive power dive predive sailor dive saturation dive scuba diving skin-dive skydive skydiving stage dive stage-dive stagedive swallow dive swan dive swan-dive swandive take a dive undived updive

Etymologically Related To

deep dip diva

Inflected/Variant Forms

diva

Context

aviation slang sports water sport

First Subevents

get wet hold breath jump take breath

Last Subevents

decompress hit water hold breath look before do resurface swim

Prerequisites

balance myself breathe check depth find deep water go outdoors go to pool go to swimming pool have diving board jump know how to first know how to swim learn how to swim learn in diving school learn to swim make sure there water below on edge play hockey safe see how deep water take driving lessons train with flyer try not to miss water

Subevents

bounce on springboard enter water get wet hit head if it's shallow hitting water wrong hold breath hold breathe increasing pressure surrounding body jump jump from diving board leap into water put on bathing suit put on noseplugs receive yellow card speed stand in right position wear scuba gear

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cabaret club come down descend descent fall go down night club nightclub nightspot submerge submerse swim swim swimming

Instance Of

manga

Type Of (IsA)

descent manga single swimming

Manner Of

descend submerge swim

Motivated By Goal

explore fun get in pool get in water get into water get into water quickly go deep under water have fun have fun in water in water see reef see tropical fish see what's under water swim

Related Terms

action activity aerial bar cannonball cause coral decline deep descend descent diva diving down dunk entering entering water enthusiasm entry falling first foul go go underwater head head first headfirst into into water jump jump in jump water jumping jumping headfirst jumping in motion nightclub nose ocean olympic olympic sport oxygen platform plunge pointed pool pool jump pools quiet quiet waters scuba scuba diving scuba ocean sea sea activity seedy snorkel sport springboard swan swan action swim swim deep swimming swimming action swimming jump swimming motion swimming plunge swimming pools swoop tanks tanks oxygen underwater water water entry waters

Similar Terms

dump plunge plunge

Synonym Network

honkytonk

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.