Diving — synonyms, definition

1. diving (Noun)

3 synonyms

dive diving event scuba diving

3 definitions

diving (Noun) — An athletic competition that involves diving into water.

diving (Noun) — A headlong plunge into water.

diving (Noun) — Skin diving with scuba apparatus.

5 types of

match skin diving skin-dive swim swimming

12 types

2 parts of

swim meet swimming meet

2 synonyms

plunging plunking

4 definitions

diving (Verb) — Drop steeply. ex. "the stock market dived"

diving (Verb) — (water sport) plunge into water. ex. "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"

diving (Verb) — Swim under water. ex. "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

diving (Verb) — (sports) deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting the opponent penalized.

7 types of

11 types

belly-flopping chuting crash-diving ducking jackknifing jumping nosediving parachuting power-diving skin-diving snorkeling