diving

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diving
n. plunging, jumping into water (especially headfirst); going underwater; submerging; entering into quickly, plunging
 
dive
v. jump into water (especially headfirst); go underwater, submerge; descend rapidly to earth; enter into quickly, plunge

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Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.

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diving

Noun
1. an athletic competition that involves diving into water
(synonym) diving event
(hypernym) match
(part-holonym) swimming meet, swim meet
2. a headlong plunge into water
(synonym) dive
(hypernym) swimming, swim
(hyponym) belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper
(derivation) dive

 
dive

Noun
1. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
(synonym) honkytonk
(hypernym) cabaret, nightclub, club, nightspot
2. a headlong plunge into water
(synonym) diving
(hypernym) swimming, swim
(hyponym) belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper
3. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
(synonym) nose dive
(hypernym) descent
(hyponym) power dive

Verb
1. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
(synonym) plunge, plunk
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
(hyponym) power-dive
(verb-group) plunge, dump
2. plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
(hypernym) submerge, submerse
(hyponym) belly-flop
(derivation) diving
(classification) water sport, aquatics
3. swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
(hypernym) swim
(hyponym) skin-dive
(derivation) diver, frogman, underwater diver


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diving
n. skoky do vody; potápění
 
dive
v. skočit po hlavě do vody; potápět se; vrhnout se; zalovit v čem

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diving
Rzecz. skoki do wody; nurkowanie
 
dive
Czas. skakać do wody; nurkować; nurkować; nurkować; pikować; rzucać się; dawać nura; sięgać do czegoś