| Main Entry: | belly flop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dive in which front smacks water |
Synonyms: |
belly buster, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper, nosedive, plunge |
| Main Entry: | dive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | descent, usually underwater |
Synonyms: |
belly flop, dash, dip, duck, ducking, fall, header headlong jump, leap, lunge, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spring, submergence, submersion, swoop |
Antonyms: |
ascent, jump |
| Main Entry: | dive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | descend, usually going underwater |
Synonyms: |
belly flop, dip, disappear, drop, duck, fall, go headfirst, gutter, header, jump, leap, lunge, nose-dive, pitch, plumb, plummet, plunge, spring, submerge, swoop, vanish, vault |
Antonyms: |
ascend, go up, jump |
| Main Entry: | fall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | descent; lowering |
Synonyms: |
abatement, belly flop, cut, decline, declivity, decrease, diminution, dip, dive, downgrade, downward slope, drop, dwindling, ebb, falling off, header, incline, lapse, lessening, nose dive, plummet, plunge, pratfall, recession, reduction, slant, slip, slope, slump, spill, tumble |
Antonyms: |
ascent, climb, rise, scaling |
| Main Entry: | plunge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quick drop; enthusiastic attempt |
Synonyms: |
belly flop, descent, dive, duck, dunk, fall, high dive, immersion, investment, jump, nose-dive, spree, submergence, submersion, swoop, venture |
Antonyms: |
ascent, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | plunge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dive or fall fast |
Synonyms: |
belly-flop, career, cast, charge, dash, descend, dip, drive, drop, duck, fling, go down, go the limit, go whole hog, hurtle, immerge, immerse, jump, keel, lunge, lurch, nose-dive, pitch, plummet, plunk, propel, rush, shoot the works, sink, sound, submerge, submerse, swoop, take a flyer, take a header, tear, throw, throw oneself, thrust, topple, tumble |
Antonyms: |
ascend, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | header |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plunge |
Synonyms: |
belly flop, descent, dive, duck, dunk, fall, high dive, immersion, investment, jump, nose-dive, nosedive, spree, submergence, submersion, swoop, venture |
| Notes: | a header is a piece of text in the top margin of a page and a footer is such in the bottom margin |
| Main Entry: | nosedive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plunge |
Synonyms: |
belly flop, descent, dive, duck, dunk, fall, high dive, immersion, investment, jump, nose-dive, pitch, spill, spree, submergence, submersion, swoop, tumble, venture |
| Main Entry: | nosedive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fall |
Synonyms: |
abatement, belly flop, cut*, decline, declivity, decrease, descent, diminution, dip, dive, downgrade, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, downward slope, drop*, drop-off, dwindling, ebb, falling off, header, incline, lapse, lessening, nose dive, plummet, plunge, pratfall, recession, reduction, skid, slant*, slide, slip*, slope, slump, spill, tumble |
| Concept: | Plunge. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
plunge, dip, dive, header; ducking; diver.
-verbs
plunge, dip, souse, duck; dive, plump; take a plunge, take a header; make a plunge; bathe (water)., submerge, submerse; immerse; douse, sink, engulf, send to the bottom., get out of one's depth; go to the bottom, go down like a stone, drop like a lead balloon; founder, welter, wallow.
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Antonyms: |
leap |
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