diving B1 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #6945 Meanings 1 noun The sport of jumping into water, often performing acrobatic moves. She won a gold medal in diving at the championships. 2 noun The activity of swimming or exploring underwater with breathing equipment. We went diving to see the coral reef on our holiday. 3 noun In football, the act of falling over on purpose to win an unfair penalty. The referee booked the striker for diving in the penalty area. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms cage-divingcave-divingcliff-divingdiving-belldiving-boarddiving-dressdiving-planediving-suitdumpster-divingfree-divingfreedivinghedge-diving Common collocations cliff diving Noun + noun Etymology AI details By surface analysis, dive + -ing. Topics Sports & Fitness External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # diving **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 6945 ## Meanings 1. The sport of jumping into water, often performing acrobatic moves. 2. The activity of swimming or exploring underwater with breathing equipment. 3. In football, the act of falling over on purpose to win an unfair penalty. ## Examples - She won a gold medal in diving at the championships. - We went diving to see the coral reef on our holiday. - The referee booked the striker for diving in the penalty area. ## Derived Forms - cage-diving - cave-diving - cliff-diving - diving-bell - diving-board - diving-dress - diving-plane - diving-suit - dumpster-diving - free-diving - freediving - hedge-diving ## Etymology By surface analysis, dive + -ing. ## AI Etymology Diving is analyzable on the surface as dive + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “The sport of jumping into water, often performing acrobatic moves” and “The activity of swimming or exploring underwater with breathing equipment”. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown