"swan-dive" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: swan-dives [present, singular, third-person], swan-diving [participle, present], swan-dived [participle, past], swan-dived [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} swan-dive (third-person singular simple present swan-dives, present participle swan-diving, simple past and past participle swan-dived)
  1. (diving) to perform a swan dive Categories (topical): Diving
    Sense id: en-swan-dive-en-verb-3HyBHZEd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (figuratively) to plummet, drop rapidly Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-swan-dive-en-verb-D6HbBdJn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Inflected forms

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