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–noun
Diving
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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.
Also called,
especially British
,
swallow dive.
Origin:
1895–1900,
Americanism
swan-dive
/
ˈswɒnˌdaɪv
/
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swon
-dahyv
]
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–verb (used without object),
-dived,
-div⋅ing.
1.
to perform a swan dive.
2.
to decrease suddenly and decisively; plummet:
Stock prices swan-dived overnight.
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