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  1. v. idiomatic, boxing To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally.
  2. v. idiomatic To lose or fail intentionally.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer

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  • “Jury leaned back in Lasko's chair, and wondered what it was in his nature that kept him impervious to the siren song of some truly seductive women, but made him take a dive for another sort —”

    the dirty duck

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  1. feign
  1. dissemble
  1. pretend
  1. sham
  1. affect

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  1. boxing

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