| NOUN | event | diving, diving event | an athletic competition that involves diving into water |
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| act | diving, dive | a headlong plunge into water |
| Sounds | day'vihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | An athletic competition that involves diving into water. | |
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| Synonym | diving event | |
| Part of | swimming meet, swim meet | A swimming competition between two or more teams |
| Broader | match | A formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete |
| Spanish | prueba de buceo | |
| Catalan | prova de busseig, salts | |
| Meaning | A headlong plunge into water. | |
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| Synonym | dive | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| gainer, full 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 | |
| swan dive, swallow dive | A dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water | |
| Broader | swimming, swim | The act of swimming |
| Spanish | buceo, clavado, inmersión | |
| Catalan | immersió | |
| Verbs | dive | plunge / plunge into water |
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