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| NOUN: | 1. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground: dive, fall, nosedive, pitch, spill, tumble. Informal : header. See RISE. 2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See INCREASE. 3. The act of plunging suddenly downward into or as if into water: dive, nosedive, swoop. Informal : header. See ENTER. 4. The act of swimming: dip, duck, dunk, swim. See WORK. | | VERB: | 1. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily: drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, spill, topple, tumble. Idioms: take a fall (or header) (or plunge) (or spill) (or tumble) . See RISE. 2. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, sink, skid, slump, tumble. Idioms: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn) . See INCREASE. 3. To move or advance against strong resistance: drive, forge2, lunge. See MOVE. 4. To move or thrust at, under, or into the midst of with sudden force: dive, lunge, wade in or (into). See ENTER. 5. To cause to penetrate with force: dig, drive, ram, run, sink, stab, stick, thrust. See PUT IN.
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