A Dive start is the action begun at the start of a swimming race. In most strokes, the swimmer jumps off the diving blocks after hearing the starting signal. However it is performed using a backstroke, starting in the water. All dives are followed by a streamline just like turning.
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dive into something — dive into (something) to start something enthusiastically without first thinking about it. Our mistake was to dive into the work without much preparation. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dive in (= to go head first into water) … New idioms dictionary
dive into — (something) to start something enthusiastically without first thinking about it. Our mistake was to dive into the work without much preparation. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dive in (= to go head first into water) … New idioms dictionary
dive — dive1 [ daıv ] (past tense dived or dove [ douv ] ) verb intransitive ** ▸ 1 jump into water ▸ 2 swim underwater ▸ 3 move downward ▸ 4 jump sideways/forward ▸ 5 lose value quickly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to jump into water with your head first and with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Dive profile — A dive profile is a two dimensional graphical representation of a dive showing depth and time. It is useful as an indication of the risks of decompression sickness and oxygen toxicity and also the volume of open circuit breathing gas needed for a … Wikipedia
dive — 1 verb past tense dived also dove AmE (I) 1 JUMP INTO WATER to jump into water with your head and arms first (+ into/off etc): Sally dived expertly into the pool. | Diving off the cliffs is very dangerous. 2 GO DEEPER to go deeper under water:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
start — Synonyms and related words: A, activate, advance, advantage, aid, allowance, alpha, arise, assistance, attack, avoid, backing, base, basis, be off, be startled, beat, beget, begin, beginning, beginnings, birth, blanch, blast away, blast off,… … Moby Thesaurus
dive — dive1 [daıv] v past tense dived also dove [dəuv US douv] AmE, past participle dived ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump into water)¦ 2¦(swim under water)¦ 3¦(go deeper/lower)¦ 4¦(move quickly)¦ 5 dive into your bag/pocket etc 6¦(numbers)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
dive in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms dive in : present tense I/you/we/they dive in he/she/it dives in present participle diving in past tense dived in past participle dived in informal 1) to start doing something in a very enthusiastic way… … English dictionary
start — v 1. depart, start out, set off, embark; Inf. take off, Inf. jump off, Inf. kick off, Inf. blast off, become airborne; Inf. hit the trail or road or pavement, sally forth, push off, set sail. 2. commence, begin, go ahead, go ahead with,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Dive center — A dive center is the base location where sports divers usually start scuba diving. Divers commonly refer to dive centers as dive shops. It is normally a shop selling diving equipment equipped with a gas compressor to fill the cylinders.… … Wikipedia
