dive

Definitions

1. A jump or plunge into water.
2. diving
3. A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
4. first-person singular present indicative of bucear
5. A downward swooping motion.
6. A swim under water.
7. A decline.
8. A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
   slang
9. Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
10. A deliberate fall after a challenge.

Equivalents

Examples

“the dive⟳ of a hawk after prey”

“The 24-year-old Brazilian hurdler Joao Vitor de Oliveira progressed to the Rio competition’s semi-finals by executing a Superman-style dive⟳ headfirst over the finishing line – beating South Africa’s Antonio Alkana by one hundredth of a second.”

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