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dive vs skin-dive

skin-dive vs dive

dive and skin-dive both are nouns.

dive and skin-dive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dive Yes No Yes No
skin-dive Yes No Yes No
As verbs, skin-dive is a hyponym of dive; that is, skin-dive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dive:
  • dive: swim under water
  • skin-dive: swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel
Other hyponyms of dive include snorkel.
dive (noun) skin-dive (noun)
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel
a headlong plunge into water
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
dive (verb) skin-dive (verb)
drop steeply swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel
swim under water
plunge into water
Difference between dive and skin-dive

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