diving

Definition of diving in English English dictionary: The action of the verb to dive in any sense; The sport of jumping head first into water; The practice of swimming underwater, especially using a scuba system, and especially for recreation; Present participle of dive; Of, relating to or used in diving (swimming underwater); That or who dives or dive; Of, relating to or used in diving (jumping into water); {i} plunging, jumping into water (especially headfirst); going underwater; submerging; entering into quickly, plunging; A method used by the goalkeeper to stop or deflect low and medium-high balls aimed at the goal; Leaning into the skill during taking off , instead of stretching up; That dives or is used or diving; The action of displaying more information about an object For example, when you dive into a variable in the Cray TotalView debugger, a window appears with more information about the variable; an athletic competition that involves diving into water; Diving is the sport or activity in which you jump into water head first with your arms held straight above your head, usually from a diving board. Sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst and often following the execution of one or more acrobatic maneuvers. It emerged as a competitive sport in the late 19th century and became part of the Olympic Games in 1904. Dives are performed from a firm platform 5 or 10 m (16.4 or 32.8 ft) above the water, or from a springboard 1 or 3 m (3.3 or 9.8 ft) above the water. In Olympic contests, only the 10-m platform and 3-m springboard are used. Contestants are required to do certain dives, as well as dives of their own choice, each rated according to its degree of difficulty. Judges score each dive, and the total score is multiplied by the degree of difficulty; Diving is the activity of working or looking around underwater, using special breathing equipment. equipment and accessories for diving; a headlong plunge into water; Used by goalkeepers to save a shot on goal
diving beetle: Any beetle of the family Dytiscidae
diving bell: An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers
diving bell spider: A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air
diving bell spiders: plural form of diving bell spider
diving bells: plural form of diving bell
diving board: A springboard used for diving into water
diving board: A diving platform
diving boards: plural form of diving board
diving duck: A duck that feeds mainly by diving such as the pochard
diving ducks: plural form of diving duck
diving header: A ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player
diving in: Present participle of dive in
diving knife: a type of knife
diving mask: A mask worn by divers underwater over the eyes or face to allow them to see clearly underwater, having a watertight seal around its edges to hold it securely to the face
diving masks: plural form of diving mask
diving petrel: Any seabird of the family Pelecanoididae in the order Procellariiformes, resembling auks and native to the southern oceans
diving suit: A garment or apparatus worn by a diver for protection from the underwater environment
diving-bell: Alternative spelling of diving bell
diving-board: Alternative spelling of diving board
diving-petrel: Alternative spelling of diving petrel
diving-suit: Alternative spelling of diving suit
diving beetle: {i} predatory water beetle that breathes while under water using air contained under its elytra
diving bell: diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air
diving bell: A diving bell is a container shaped like a bell, in which people can breathe air while they work under water. A large vessel for underwater work, open on the bottom and supplied with air under pressure. a metal container that is open at the bottom and filled with air under pressure, in which people can work under water
diving bell: bell-shaped hollow vessel filled with air used for work underwater
diving board: flat board in a swimming pool from which divers dive into the pool
diving board: a springboard from which swimmers can dive
diving board: A recreational mechanism for entering a swimming pool, consisting of a semi-rigid board that derives its spring from a fulcrum mounted below the board and attached to the deck
diving board: A diving board is a board high above a swimming pool from which people can dive into the water. A flexible board from which a dive may be executed, secured at one end and projecting over water at the other. Also called springboard. a board above the edge of a swimming pool which people dive from
diving club: group that arranges and goes on organized underwater diving trips
diving course: underwater diving instruction, classes which teach the skills necessary for scuba diving
diving dress: wet suit, gear worn while scuba diving
diving duck: any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
diving duck: Any of various ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae, including the scoters, eiders, goldeneyes, and scaups, that feed by diving beneath the surface of the water. Any duck that obtains its food by diving to the bottom in deep water rather than by dabbling in shallows (see dabbling duck). Diving ducks prefer marine environments and are popularly called either bay ducks or sea ducks. Bay ducks (tribe Aythyini, family Anatidae), including canvasback, redhead, scaup, and allied species, are found more frequently in estuaries and tidal lagoons than on the open sea. Sea ducks (20 species in tribes Mergini and Somateriini) include the bufflehead, eiders, goldeneye, mergansers, oldsquaw, and scoters; some are also or mainly found on inland waters
diving license: document which shows that a person may legally drive a motor vehicle
diving petrel: any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks
diving reflex: A reflexive response to diving in many aquatic mammals and birds, characterized by physiological changes that decrease oxygen consumption, such as slowed heart rate and decreased blood flow to the abdominal organs and muscles, until breathing resumes. Though less pronounced, the reflex also occurs in certain nonaquatic animals, including humans, upon submersion in water
diving resort: vacation spot where people go to do undersea diving
diving suit: A heavy waterproof garment with a detachable air-fed helmet, used for underwater work
diving suit: specialized suit worn for diving underwater, scuba-diving suit, scuba gear
diving suit: a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers
Olympic diving: A specific competition in the Olympics, involving diving off a ten-meter platform from a three-meter springboard
NASCAR on the radio is as stupid as Olympic diving on the radio: “Oooh, look at that splash—oh wait, you can’t. It’s on the radio.”.
cage diving: An activity, usually among tourists, in which people are lowered under the ocean in steel cages and sharks are lured near them
dive: A swim under water
dive: Fast descend with the nose of a craft pointed down
dive: A decline
dive: plural form of diva
dive: (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm
She dove right in and started making improvements.
dive: To cause to descend, dunk
dive: A jump or plunge into water
dive: A seedy bar, nightclub, etc
dive: To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised
dive: A deliberate fall after a challenge
duck diving: Present participle of duck dive
dumpster diving: the act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill
dumpster-diving: Alternative spelling of dumpster diving
free-diving: Any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without breathing apparatus for as long as possible
muff diving: Performing cunnilingus; that performs cunnilingus
This wasn’t no excursion to some all broads college with me working to get some muff diving professor and her prize pupil back with me to my room.
muff diving: Cunnilingus
The Archaeology of Muff Diving.
muff-diving: Alternative spelling of muff diving
You muff-diving, bleached-out, burnt-up old dyke.
scuba diving: underwater swimming using scuba equipment
skin diving: Present participle of skin dive
skin diving: The act of swimming underwater with equipment
stage diving: the practice of jumping from the stage in a rock concert to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd
synchronized diving: A sport in which more than one divers must perform synchronised dives
web diving: The act of viewing the less known parts of the Internet. In contrast to web surfing which refers to the casual viewing of mainstream web sites, web diving describes viewing uncommon web sites by following successive hyperlinks. Thus "diving" to the deeper parts of the web
dive: {v} to swim or go under water, to go deep
dumpster diving: practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners
free diving: (Spor) Free-diving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving. Examples include breathhold spearfishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling. The activity that garners the most public attention is competitive apnea, an extreme sport, in which competitors attempt to attain great depths, times or distances on a single breath without direct assistance of an underwater breathing apparatus
stage-diving: The practice of jumping from the stage at a rock concert or other event to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd below
wreck diving: Wreck diving is a type of recreational diving where shipwrecks are explored
cliff diving: diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff
coastal diving bird: gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
dive: {f} jump into water (especially headfirst); go underwater, submerge; descend rapidly to earth; enter into quickly, plunge
dive: a headlong plunge into water
dive: A sharp, last-instant break by the ball; it is said to "dive into the pocket "
dive: If you dive into a bag or container, you put your hands into it quickly in order to get something out. She dived into her bag and brought out a folded piece of paper
dive: If you dive, you go under the surface of the sea or a lake, using special breathing equipment. Bezanik is diving to collect marine organisms. Dive is also a noun. This sighting occurred during my dive to a sunken wreck off Sardinia
dive: The action of a ball that hooks greatly at the last split second
dive: n , v a defensive retrieval technique in which a player extends for a ball near the floor, causing both feet to leave the floor The player contacts the ball with one or both arms and slides on the abdomen and thighs
dive: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
dive: To fake being tackled illegally in an attempt to gain a free kick from the referee It's also called to "act" or "take a dive"
dive: To collect and exchange information by entering the electronic brain
dive: A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively
dive: A place of low resort; a dispreputable bar or nightclub; a dingy hotel; a joint
dive: To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under, or deeply into, water or other fluid
dive: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
dive: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc
dive: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft a headlong plunge into water swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells" plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool" drop steeply; "the stock market plunged
dive: If shares, profits, or figures dive, their value falls suddenly and by a large amount. If we cut interest rates, the pound would dive Profits have dived from £7.7m to £7.1m The shares dived 22p to 338p. Dive is also a noun. Stock prices took a dive
dive: Fig
dive: vi menyelam (selam)
dive: plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
dive: To descend sharply or steeply
dive: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft a headlong plunge into water swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
dive: If an aeroplane dives, it flies or drops down quickly and suddenly. He was killed when his monoplane stalled and dived into the ground. Dive is also a noun. Witnesses said the plane failed to pull out of a dive and smashed down in a field
dive: plural of diva
dive: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged
dive: swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
dive: {i} plunge, submersion; dubious nightclub, sleazy nightclub
dive: To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck
dive: To swim under water
dive: To jump into water head-first
dive: When a player exaggerates being hooked or tripped in an attempt to draw a penalty
dive: When birds and animals dive, they go quickly downwards, head-first, through the air or through water. a pelican which had just dived for a fish
dive: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
dive: To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting ones opponent penalised
dive: If you dive into some water, you jump in head-first with your arms held straight above your head. He tried to escape by diving into a river She was standing by a pool, about to dive in Joanne had just learnt to dive. Dive is also a noun. Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge
dive: alone Die alone!!!!!
dive: If you dive in a particular direction or into a particular place, you jump or move there quickly. They dived into a taxi = leap Dive is also a noun. He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up
dive: To undertake with enthusiasm
dive: to penetrate; to explore
dive: (20) - Pokémon with this attack: Brock's Golbat L30
dive: A player exaggerates being hooked or tripped to draw a penalty on the opposing team Draw: During a face-off, each opposing player will try to get the draw The draw occurs when a player succeeds in getting control of the puck and pulling it back to a teammate Drop pass: When an offensive player enters the offensive zone with the puck, they may leave it on the ice for a trailing offensive player to pick up and pass or shoot Because the player leaving the puck appears to push the puck backwards it is known as a drop pass Dump and chase (Dump in): The dump in is an offensive strategy in which the puck is shot into the offensive zone corner by the offensive team from outside the blue line This strategy is usually employed if the offensive team is having trouble getting though the defense at the blue line or if the offensive team wants to change lines
dive: The dipping of a car's nose that occurs when the brakes are applied Dive is caused by a load transfer from the rear to the front suspension; this transfer occurs because the car's center of gravity, through which all inertial forces pass, is higher than its contact patches, the points where the braking forces are exerted on the ground
dive: disapproval If you describe a bar or club as a dive, you mean it is dirty and dark, and not very respectable
dive: To explore by diving; to plunge into
scuba diving: Scuba diving is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment. The equipment consists of cylinders of air which you carry on your back and which are connected to your mouth by rubber tubes. + scuba dive scu·ba dive I signed up to learn how to scuba dive. Swimming done underwater with a self-contained underwater-breathing apparatus (scuba), as opposed to skin diving, which requires only a snorkel, goggles, and flippers. Scuba gear was invented by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Émile Gagnan in 1943. Diving clubs formed quickly as the technology became widely available. Scuba diving is used in oceanography, in underwater exploration and salvage work, in the study of water pollution, and for recreation
scuba diving: skin diving with scuba apparatus
scuba diving: {i} sport or activity of going down and swim underwater using scuba equipment
skin diving: underwater swimming with air supplied by snorkel or scuba equipment
skin diving: underwater swimming with a breathing apparatus
skin diving: The sport of swimming under water with flippers and a face mask and usually with a snorkel rather than a portable air supply.skin diver n
skin-diving: the sport of swimming under water with light breathing equipment but without a protective suit diver