dive vs jump

dive and jump both are nouns.

dive and jump both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dive	Yes	No	Yes	No
jump	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, jump is a hyponym of dive; that is, jump is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dive:

dive: drop steeply
jump: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Other hyponyms of dive include power-dive, nosedive, duck, crash-dive, chute, parachute.

dive (noun)	jump (noun)
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft	the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
a headlong plunge into water	a sudden involuntary movement
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall	descent with a parachute
	(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
	an abrupt transition
	a sudden and decisive increase

dive (verb)	jump (verb)
drop steeply	increase suddenly and significantly
swim under water	rise in rank or status
plunge into water	go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
	pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
	bypass
	make a sudden physical attack on
	enter eagerly into
	move forward by leaps and bounds
	cause to jump or leap
	move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
	run off or leave the rails
	start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
	jump down from an elevated point
	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
	be highly noticeable

Difference between dive and jump

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