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Diving

verb
/ˈdaɪvɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 3.4

Definitions

1.verbTo swim under water.
2.verbTo jump into water head-first.
3.verbTo jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
"to dive into home plate"
4.verbTo descend sharply or steeply.
5.verb(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
"She dove right in and started making improvements."
6.verbTo deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
7.verbTo cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
8.verbTo explore by diving; to plunge into.
9.verbTo plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
10.nounThe action of the verb to dive in any sense.
11.nounThe sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
12.nounDescending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
13.nounThe act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure a undeserved penalty.
14.adjectiveThat or who dives or dive.

Synonyms

diving eventdiverswimscubaspringboardplungingplungesubmergencesinkingdippingdumpsterride

Rhymes With

connivingthrivingstrivingjivingdrivingsurvivingrevivingderiving
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