duck dive

verb

To push one's surfboard (usually a shortboard) underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under a wave that has broken or is just about to break.

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Meanings

verbduck dive (third-person singular simple present duck dives, present participle duck diving, simple past duck dived or (chiefly US) duck dove, past participle duck dived)

present singular third person duck dives · participle present duck diving · past duck dived · US past duck dove · participle past duck dived

  1. hobbiesTo push one's surfboard (usually a shortboard) underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under a wave that has broken or is just about to break.
nounduck dive (plural duck dives)

plural duck dives

  1. hobbiesThe action of duck diving (see verb).

Origin

From the way a duck puts its head down and bottom up in the air when diving underwater.

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APA

duck dive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duck%20dive

MLA

“duck dive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duck%20dive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duck dive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duck%20dive.

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