dive vs shearing

dive

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. 

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

  • 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. 

shearing

noun
  • Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. 

  • The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. 

  • The act or operation of reaping. 

  • The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 

  • The material cut off in this way. 

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

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