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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A decline.
  • A jump or plunge into water.
  • A swim under water.
  • aviation Fast descend with the nose of a craft pointed down.
  • diva
  • slang A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
  • sport A deliberate fall after a challenge.

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Verb:

  • (especially with ''in'') To undertake with enthusiasm.
  • sport To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised
  • To cause to descend, dunk
  • To descend sharply or steeply.
  • To jump into water head-first.
  • To swim under water.

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