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1. diving
   [n] - an athletic competition that involves diving into water
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2. Diving
   Div'ing adjective That dives or is used or diving. Diving beetle (Zoology) , any beetle of the family Dytiscidæ , which habitually lives under water; -- called also water tiger . -- Diving bell , a h...
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3. diving
   That dives or is used or diving. ... <zoology> Diving beetle, any beetle of the family Dytiscidae, which habitually lives under water; called also water tiger. Diving bell, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustain...
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4. diving
   diving event noun an athletic competition that involves diving into water
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5. diving
   noun a headlong plunge into water
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6. Diving
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dive • (a.) That dives or is used or diving.
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7. diving
   (from the article `cetacean`) Cetaceans surface periodically to breathe, and the intervals between breaths vary depending on what the animal is doing. Intervals may range from ... ...legs with webbed feet. The feet paddle alternately in slow swimming, but the whole leg is used when the bird is moving fast. All waterfowl are ... [2 re...
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8. diving
   sport of plunging into water, usually head foremost, performed with the addition of gymnastic and acrobatic stunts. In its more elaborate, acrobatic ... [15 related articles]
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9. diving
   
   • a headlong plunge into water
   • drop steeply
   • plunge into water
   • swim under water
   
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10. Diving
    Diving is American slang for picking pockets.
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11. Diving
    Diving is American slang for picking pockets.
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12. Diving
    Diving is the art or act of descending into water to considerable depths, and remaining there for a time. The uses of diving are important, particularly in fishing for pearls, corals, sponges, examining the foundations of bridges, recovering valuables from sunken ships, and the like. Without the aid...
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13. diving
    Sport of entering water either from a springboard 1 m/3 ft or 3 m/10 ft above the water, or from a platform, or highboard, 10 m/33 ft above the water. Various differing starts are adopted, facing forwards or backwards, and somersaults, twists, and combinations thereof are performed in midair before entering the water. Points are awarded...
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14. Diving
    `Diving` is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime. Diving is one...
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15. Diving
    (football) In association football, `diving` (or `simulation`, the term used by FIFA) is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by diving to the ground and possibly feigning an injury, to appear as if a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of cont...
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16. Diving
    (ice hockey) `Diving` (also called `embellishment`) is a term used in ice hockey to describe a player trying to get the attention of the referee by embellishing an infraction from an opposing player in an attempt to draw a penalty. In the NHL, any player called for diving will receive a 2-min...
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