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English noun: dive | |||
| 1. | dive (artifact) a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall | ||
| Synonyms | honkytonk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cabaret, club, night club, nightclub, nightspot | ||
| 2. | dive (act) a headlong plunge into water | ||
| Synonyms | diving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swim, swimming | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper, cliff diving, flip, full gainer, gainer, half gainer, jackknife, swallow dive, swan dive | ||
| 3. | dive (act) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | ||
| Synonyms | nose dive, nosedive | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | power dive | ||
English verb: dive | |||
| 1. | dive (motion) drop steeply | ||
| Samples | The stock market plunged. | ||
| Examples | The stock market is going to dive , The airplane is sure to dive | ||
| Synonyms | plunge, plunk | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chute, crash-dive, duck, jump, nosedive, parachute, power-dive | ||
| Verb group | dump, plunge | ||
| 2. | dive (motion) plunge into water | ||
| Samples | I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool. | ||
| Examples | The men dive the area for animals , The men dive for animals in the area | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | submerge, submerse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belly-flop, jackknife | ||
| Domain category | aquatics, water sport | ||
| 3. | dive (motion) swim under water | ||
| Samples | The children enjoyed diving and looking for shells. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | swim | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | skin-dive, snorkel | ||
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