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Nouns (3)

dive

n. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

n. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

n. a headlong plunge into water

Verbs (4)

swim under water

v. swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

plunge into water

v. plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

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Fuzzynyms (74)

n. the act of moving forward suddenly

cannonball, round shot, cannon ball

n. a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

swan

n. stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

smash, dash, break into pieces

v. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

lower, bring down, get down, take down, let down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

soar, zoom, surge, soar up, soar upwards, rise rapidly

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

plummet, plump, drop sharply

v. drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

drive, push, tug, labor, labour

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

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Antonyms (16)

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

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