dive
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1.0
- noun
- /daɪv/
- After practicing for weeks, she finally accomplished her first competitive dive at the local swimming meet.
- make a dive
- first dive
- deep dive
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- We are doing mix of fun dives and advanced dives.
- So you can only do one dive for a certain amount of time.
- You're like, oh, I've, I've done a Cliff dive like this before.
Examples
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And the way they did it on this particular dive is they take you out at sunset.
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Chris and I first met on a rescue dive op.
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So you can only do one dive for a certain amount of time.
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" Then at least wait for the rest of the dive team to arrive from the university."
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm pretty sure that was the first and last time I'll ever go on the high dive.
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We are doing mix of fun dives and advanced dives.
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Our dive team as a whole logged 2,421 dives and 2,800 hours in the water, and over 100.
Academic text (2003) -
During our summer trip, I took a thrilling dive from the diving board into the cool water of the pool.
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The children cheered as their friend performed a perfect dive off the edge of the dock.
Synonyms
9
4.0
A quick swim in water to feel refreshed
7
5.1
A dive where the diver arches their back and stretches their arms before entering the water
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6.8
A fall in which the head goes forward first
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4.1
A dive where the stomach hits the water flat and hurts
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8.9
A dive in which the body bends at the waist to touch the ankles before straightening
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9.8
An extremely dangerous jump into something that risks your life
A dive where the diver bends the back and stretches the arms before entering the water
A dive in which the front of the body lands flat on the water with a loud splash
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
8
5.3
A sudden steep fall that often happens to a plane with its front pointing down or to prices
7
5.1
A dive where the diver arches their back and stretches their arms before entering the water
- Specialized
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8.6
A small hinged flap or parachute on an aircraft that increases drag to slow descent
- Specialized
A dive where the diver bends the back and stretches the arms before entering the water
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Dive as a noun comes from the same old English root dyfan meaning 'to plunge', so a dive is the act of plunging into water, for example a headfirst jump from a board.