diving

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a headlong plunge into water

2. 2
   noun

   an athletic competition that involves diving into water

3. 3
   verb

   present participle and gerund of dive

4. 4
   noun

   The action of the verb to dive in any sense.

5. 5
   noun

   The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.

6. 6
   noun

   Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.

7. 7
   noun

   The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty.

8. 8
   adj

   That or who dives or dive.

Etymology

By surface analysis, dive + -ing.