| a forward dive in which the diver while in the air assumes a position with the arms outstretched at shoulder height and the legs straight and together, and enters the water with the arms stretched above the head. |
[swon-dahyv] 
| 1. | to perform a swan dive. |
| 2. | to decrease suddenly and decisively; plummet: Stock prices swan-dived overnight. |
| swan dive n. A forward dive performed with the legs straight together, the back arched, and the arms stretched out from the sides and then brought together over the head as the diver enters the water. |
