dive vs fall

dive

verb
  • To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water. 

  • To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised. 

  • To descend sharply or steeply. 

  • To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance. 

  • To undertake with enthusiasm. 

  • To swim under water. 

  • To explore by diving; to plunge into. 

  • To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. 

  • To jump into water head-first. 

noun
  • A downward swooping motion. 

  • A swim under water. 

  • A jump or plunge into water. 

  • Aerial descent with the nose pointed down. 

  • A deliberate fall after a challenge. 

  • A decline. 

  • A seedy bar, nightclub, etc. 

  • A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance. 

fall

verb
  • To come down, to drop or descend. 

  • To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated. 

  • To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face. 

  • To come as if by dropping down. 

  • To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry. 

  • To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen. 

  • To become. 

  • To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. 

  • To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon). 

  • To be dropped or uttered carelessly. 

  • To be brought to the ground. 

  • To die, especially in battle or by disease. 

  • To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.). 

  • To hang down (under the influence of gravity). 

  • To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself. 

  • To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before. 

  • To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance. 

  • To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin. 

noun
  • A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc. 

  • The action of a batsman being out. 

  • The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural). 

  • An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells. 

  • The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. 

  • An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat. 

  • A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker. 

  • The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard 

  • A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction. 

  • A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss. 

  • Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed. 

  • The chasing of a hunted whale. 

  • A loss of greatness or status. 

  • That which falls or cascades. 

intj
  • The cry given when a whale is sighted, or harpooned. 

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