dive

Noun
  1. A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall (synset 103535983)
    is a type of: cabaret, club, night club, nightclub, nightspot - a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
    same as: honkytonk
  2. A headlong plunge into water (synset 100443966)
    is a type of: swim, swimming - the act of swimming
    subtypes:
    • belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper - a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
    • cliff diving - diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff
    • flip - a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
    • full gainer, gainer - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board
    • half gainer - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board
    • jackknife - a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
    • swallow dive, swan dive - a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
    same as: diving
  3. A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft (synset 100327503)
    is a type of: descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
    subtypes: power dive - a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine
    same as: nose dive, nosedive
Verb
  1. Drop steeply (synset 201971380)
    "the stock market plunged"
    is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    subtypes:
    • power-dive - make a power dive
    • nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
    • duck - submerge or plunge suddenly
    • crash-dive - descend steeply and rapidly
    • chute, jump, parachute - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
    same as: plunge, plunk
    verb group: dump, plunge - fall abruptly
  2. Plunge into water (synset 201966872)
    "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
    referred to in: aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water
    is a type of: submerge, submerse - sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    subtypes:
    • belly-flop - dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
    • jackknife - dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
  3. Swim under water (synset 201966678)
    "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
    is a type of: swim - travel through water
    subtypes:
    • skin-dive - swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel
    • snorkel - dive with a snorkel

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