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dive

(d/aI/v )

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
honkytonk

source: wordnet30
a headlong plunge into water(noun.act)

Synonym:
diving

source: wordnet30
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft(noun.act)

Synonym:
nose dive, nosedive

source: wordnet30
A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively.(noun)

source: webster1913

drop steeply(verb.motion)

Synonym:
plunge, plunk

source: wordnet30
plunge into water(verb.motion)

Example:
I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool.

source: wordnet30
swim under water(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.(verb)

source: webster1913
To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.(verb)

source: webster1913

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