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Noun diving has 2 senses

diving, diving event - an athletic competition that involves diving into water
--₁ is a kind of match
--₁ is a part of swimming meet, swim meet
dive, diving - a headlong plunge into water
--₂ is a kind of swimming, swim
--₂ has particulars:
belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper; cliff diving; flip; gainer, full gainer; half gainer; jackknife; swan dive, swallow dive

Derived form: verb dive₂

Verb dive has 3 senses

dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
--₁ is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
Sample sentences:
The stock market is going to dive
The airplane is sure to dive
dive - plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
--₂ is one way to submerge, submerse

Derived forms: noun dive₂, noun diver₂, noun diving₂
Sample sentences:
The men dive the area for animals
The men dive for animals in the area
dive - swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
--₃ is one way to swim

Derived form: noun diver₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s