swan dive

Speech parts

1. swan dive - Noun

2. swan dive - Verb

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

swan-dive

Synonyms

swallow dive fall gainer drop pitch jump diving dive header plunge cannonball swoop jackknife belly flop dives
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Antonyms

mount increase develop rise gain grow
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Hypernyms

diving dive

Examples

Mr. Trump didn't create this economic swan dive to the street. Our politicians did. Ted Nugent

I don't know if you have ever seen a tiger of the jungle drawing a deep breath preparatory to doing a swan dive and landing with both the feet on the backbone of one of the minor fauna. Probably not, nor, as a matter of fact, have I. P. G. Wodehouse

Close letter words and terms

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