take a dive

Verb

Meaning

pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

euchre diddle chisel fleece fudge cozen throw burn cheat con crib defraud bilk finagle beguile
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Antonyms

increase develop rise gain improve grow
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Hypernyms

affect pretend sham feign dissemble

Examples

Here in our little town the phone lines and the cable always take a dive right after the power does, and it can take hours (sometimes days) to get everything back on. Source: Internet

Here, we take a dive into noise restrictions and what you can do about them. Source: Internet

So, while I don’t think the Republicans are going to take a dive, I think they are going to make their base take one. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

take a dip take a dirt nap take a dislike take a dookie take a dump take a fall