Definition of Diving

1. Noun. An athletic competition that involves diving into water.

Exact synonyms: Diving Event
Group relationships: Swim Meet, Swimming Meet
Generic synonyms: Match

2. Noun. A headlong plunge into water.
Exact synonyms: Dive
Generic synonyms: Swim, Swimming
Specialized synonyms: Belly Flop, Belly Flopper, Belly Whop, Belly Whopper, Cliff Diving, Flip, Full Gainer, Gainer, Half Gainer, Jackknife, Swallow Dive, Swan Dive
Derivative terms: Dive, Dive

Definition of Diving

1. a. That dives or is used or diving.

Definition of Diving

1. Verb. (present participle of dive) ¹

2. Noun. The action of the verb '''to dive''' in any sense. ¹

3. Noun. The sport of jumping head first into water. ¹

4. Noun. The practice of swimming underwater, especially using a scuba system, and especially for recreation. ¹

5. Noun. (attributively as a modifier) Of, relating to or used in diving (''jumping into water''). ¹

6. Noun. (attributively as a modifier) Of, relating to or used in diving (''swimming underwater''). ¹

7. Adjective. That or who dives or dive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diving

1. dive [v] - See also: dive

Medical Definition of Diving

1. That dives or is used or diving. Diving beetle, any beetle of the family Dytiscidae, which habitually lives under water; called also water tiger. Diving bell, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above. Diving dress. See Submarine armor. Diving stone, a kind of jasper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diving

divine right of kings
divine service
divined
divinelike
divinely
divinement
divinements
divineness
diviner
diviner's sage
divineress
divineresses
diviners
divines
divinest
diving (current term)
diving-bell
diving-bells
diving-board
diving-boards
diving-petrel
diving-suit
diving beetle
diving beetles
diving bell
diving bell spider
diving bell spiders
diving bells
diving board
diving boards

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