All dive synonyms
dive
D d verb dive
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- lunge β a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- leap β to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- plummet β Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- swoop β to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- vault β the act of vaulting.
- vanish β to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- disappear β to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- nose-dive β a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- gutter β a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- spring β String PRocessING language
- plumb β J(ohn) H(arold) 1911β2001, British historian.
- header β the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- submerge β to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- go down β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
noun dive
- dump β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- joint β the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- hangout β a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
- honky-tonk β a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
- saloon β a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- dirty β soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- barroom β A barroom is a room or building in which alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
- flophouse β a cheap, run-down hotel or rooming house.
- lounge β to pass time idly and indolently.
- pub β a bar or tavern.
- taproom β a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- tavern β a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- pool hall β poolroom (def 1).
- descent β A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- ducking β to stoop or bend suddenly; bob.
- nosedive β a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- submergence β to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- submersion β to submerge.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- free-fall β (of parachutists) to descend initially, as for a designated interval, in a free fall: The jumpers were required to free-fall for eight seconds.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- nose dive β a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.