go down vs dive

dive vs go down

go down is not a noun while dive is a noun.

go down and dive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go down	No	No	Yes	No
dive	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

go down: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
dive: drop steeply

Other hyponyms of go down include prolapse, abseil, rappel, rope down, dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse, avalanche, roll down, plunge, plunk, go down, go under, set, correct, decline, slump, precipitate, sink, subside, crash, flop, topple, tumble, drop, plop, pitch, alight, climb down, go down, go under, settle, sink, pounce, swoop, drip, cascade, cascade down.

go down (noun)	dive (noun)
	a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
	a headlong plunge into water
	a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

go down (verb)	dive (verb)
grow smaller	drop steeply
stop operating	swim under water
be defeated	plunge into water
be ingested
go under
disappear beyond the horizon
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
be recorded or remembered

Difference between go down and dive

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.