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Type Words
Synonyms nose dive, nosedive
Type of descent
Has types power dive
Type Words
Synonyms diving
Type of swimming, swim
Has types gainer, half gainer, jackknife, full gainer, belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper, cliff diving, flip, swallow dive, swan dive
Type Words
Synonyms plunge, plunk
Type of come down, descend, fall, go down
Has types parachute, chute, crash-dive, duck, power-dive, jump, nosedive
Verb group plunge, dump
Type Words
Synonyms honkytonk
Type of cabaret, club, nightclub, nightspot, night club
Type Words
Type of submerse, submerge
Has types belly-flop, jackknife
Derivation diver, diving


I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool.
Type Words
Type of swim
Has types skin-dive, snorkel
Derivation diver

Examples of dive

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Students will continue working on fractions and dive into the concept of energy.
From the tennessean.com
Applicants are asked if they already dive or whether they'd be willing to train.
From the ocregister.com
The Huskers want to escape their past but can't really dive into the future yet.
From the omaha.com
Once you dive into the built-in apps, it's a bit more obvious that it's Android.
From the techcrunch.com
The more difficult the dive the higher the points it can score if executed well.
From the telegraph.co.uk
This saw sales of alcohol dive, and forced pubs to turn their attention to food.
From the telegraph.co.uk
With a cheeky name like Hugh Jass Burgers, you might expect a nasty little dive.
From the kentucky.com
England winger Chris Ashton with his trademark flamboyant dive for the try line.
From the nzherald.co.nz
We dive straight into the oncoming wave anxious to see what's on the other side.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
  • Honkytonk: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
  • A headlong plunge into water
  • Plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
  • A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
  • Swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
  • Dive! Living Off America's Waste is an American documentary film directed by Jeremy Seifert.
  • A "dive" (or "plunge") is a type of play in American Football in which the ball carrier (usually a fullback or a halfback) attempts to rush through one of the gaps immediately to the left or right of center, denoted as gaps 1 and 2 respectively. ...
  • Dive is the first track by Japanese recording stars BeForU. It was released in 2000, as a feature on Dance Dance Revolution Extra Stage Soundtrack. It features Riyu Kosaka, Noria Shiraishi, Yoma Komatsu, and Shiyuna Maehara. It made its arcade debut on Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix. ...