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Noun (2 meanings)
1. an athletic competition that involves diving into water.
diving is a type of:
- match (noun) - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
diving is a part of:
- swimming meet, swim meet (noun) - a swimming competition between two or more teams
diving is a type of:
types of diving:
- belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper (noun) - a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
- cliff diving (noun) - diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff
- flip (noun) - a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- gainer, full gainer (noun) - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board
- half gainer (noun) - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board
- jackknife (noun) - a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
- swan dive, swallow dive (noun) - a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
diving is derivationally related to:
- to dive (verb) - plunge into water
» dive
Noun (3 meanings)
dive is a type of:
- cabaret, nightclub, night club, club, nightspot (noun) - a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
dive is a type of:
types of dive:
- belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper (noun) - a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
- cliff diving (noun) - diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff
- flip (noun) - a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- gainer, full gainer (noun) - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board
- half gainer (noun) - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board
- jackknife (noun) - a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
- swan dive, swallow dive (noun) - a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
dive is derivationally related to:
- to dive (verb) - plunge into water
dive is a type of:
- descent (noun) - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
types of dive:
- power dive (noun) - a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine
Verb (3 meanings)
Example:
- “the stock market plunged”
to dive is a way to:
- to descend, fall, go down, come down (verb) - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
ways to dive:
- to chute, parachute, jump (verb) - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
- to crash-dive (verb) - descend steeply and rapidly
- to duck (verb) - submerge or plunge suddenly
- to nosedive (verb) - plunge nose first
- to power-dive (verb) - make a power dive
to dive is derivationally related to:
- plunge (noun) - a steep and rapid fall
Verb group:
2. plunge into water.
to dive
Example:
- “I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool”
to dive is a way to:
ways to dive:
- to belly-flop (verb) - dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
- to jackknife (verb) - dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
to dive is derivationally related to:
- dive, diving (noun) - a headlong plunge into water
- diver, plunger (noun) - someone who dives (into water)
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- water sport, aquatics (noun) - sports that involve bodies of water
3. swim under water.
to dive
Example:
- “the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells”
to dive is a way to:
- to swim (verb) - travel through water
ways to dive:
- to skin-dive (verb) - swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel
- to snorkel (verb) - dive with a snorkel
to dive is derivationally related to:
- diver, frogman, underwater diver (noun) - someone who works underwater