DIVING
Dictionary entry overview: What does diving mean?
• DIVING (noun)
The noun DIVING has 2 senses:
1. an athletic competition that involves diving into water
2. a headlong plunge into water
Familiarity information: DIVING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIVING (noun)
Meaning:
An athletic competition that involves diving into water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
diving; diving event
Hypernyms ("diving" is a kind of...):
match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)
Holonyms ("diving" is a part of...):
swim meet; swimming meet (a swimming competition between two or more teams)
Meaning:
A headlong plunge into water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dive; diving
Hypernyms ("diving" is a kind of...):
swim; swimming (the act of swimming)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diving"):
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)
full gainer; 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)
swallow dive; swan dive (a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water)
