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swan dive

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun 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.

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  • noun diving A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing.
  • noun A similar movement out of the water.
  • noun figuratively a sharp drop, sharp decline

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water

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synonyms (23)

Words with the same meaning

  1. belly buster
  2. belly flop
  3. belly whopper
  4. cannonball
  5. crash dive
  6. dive
  7. drop
  8. fall
  9. gainer
  10. header
  11. jackknife
  12. nose dive
  13. parachute jump
  14. pitch
  15. plunge
  16. pounce
  17. power dive
  18. running dive
  19. sky dive
  20. stationary dive
  21. stoop
  22. swallow dive
  23. swoop

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. dive
  2. diving

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  • treeseed commented on the word swan dive

    Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

    noun

    Date: 1898

    : a front dive executed with the head back, back arched, and arms spread sideways and then brought together above the head to form a straight line with the body as the diver enters the water

    February 2, 2008