swan-dive

verb

to perform a swan dive

Meanings

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

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

  1. divingto perform a swan dive
  2. figurativelyto plummet, drop rapidly
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