Diving (sport)
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-compe ...
, the sport of jumping into deep water
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Underwater diving
Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment. It is also often referred to as diving, an ambiguous term with several possible meanings, depending on context ...
, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
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Dive (American football)
A "dive" (or "plunge" or "buck", also called a line plunge or line buck) is a type of play in American football in which the ball carrier (usually a fullback or a halfback) attempts to thrust quickly over the line of scrimmage, rushing through t ...
, a type of play in American football
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Diving (association football)
In association football, diving is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and, often, feigning injury to give the impression that a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of ...
, a simulation of being fouled
* Diving (ice hockey), embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty
* Sport diving (sport), competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool
* Taking a dive, or match fixing, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing
Dive (Belgian band)
Dive is a Belgian electronic dance music project formed in 1990 by Dirk Ivens (Absolute Body Control, Klinik, Blok 57, Sonar). Dive's "audio trademark" is the experimental sound of abused drum machines, pulsating through crackling distortion ...
, an electronic dance music project with an eponymous 1990 album
* Dive (Swedish band), a 1990s duo with an eponymous 1994 album
* DIIV, originally Dive, an American rock band
Burning Heads
Burning Heads is a punk rock and reggae band from Orléans, France. The group formed in 1987, and started out releasing records independently before signing with Play It Again Sam in 1994. They became more popular in America with the release o ...
, 1994
* ''Dive'', by
I Am the Avalanche
I Am the Avalanche is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The group's name comes from a lyric written by Vinnie Caruana for a song which was later discarded. The phrase also appears in the poem ''"Oh, Immobility, Death's Vast Ass ...
BeForU
BeForU were a Japanese pop group that performed music primarily for the Bemani series of rhythm games. Their 2000 debut song "Dive" was particularly notable as being the first Japanese-language pop song in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series. ...
, 2000
* "Dive", by Birds of Tokyo from '' Human Design'', 2020
* "Dive", by Cardiacs from ''
A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
''A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window'' is the debut studio album proper by the English rock band Cardiacs. Released on 21 March 1988, its single " Is This the Life" saw brief chart success due to exposure on mainstream radio, ...
'', 1988
* "Dive", by DC Talk from ''
Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
Home Counties
The home counties are the counties of England that surround London. The counties are not precisely defined but Buckinghamshire and Surrey are usually included in definitions and Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent are also often included ...
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* "Diving" (song), by Bridgit Mendler, 2017
* "Diving", by
4 Strings
4 Strings are a Dutch vocal trance group. The group was founded by Carlo Resoort and Jan De Vos.
Their biggest success came with the track "Take Me Away (Into the Night)", which peaked at number 15 in the UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles ...
Dive!!
''Dive!'' (stylized as ''DIVE!!'') is a Japanese novel series written by Eto Mori and published in four volumes by Kodansha between August 2000 and August 2002. A manga adaptation, in collaboration with Masahiro Ikeno, was serialized in Sh ...
'', a 2008 series of novels by Eto Mori
* Dive! (restaurant), a defunct restaurant in Los Angeles, California, US
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Dive bar
A dive bar is typically a small, unglamorous, eclectic, old-style drinking establishment with inexpensive drinks; it may feature dim lighting, shabby or dated decor, neon beer signs, packaged beer sales, cash-only service, and a local clientele. ...
, a type of bar or pub
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Daeva
A daeva (Avestan: 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 ''daēuua'') is a Zoroastrian supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics. In the Gathas, the oldest texts of the Zoroastrian canon, the ''daeva''s are "gods that are (to be) rejected". Thi ...
or Dive, a demon in Persian mythology
People
* Bradshaw Dive (1865–1946), New Zealand politician
* Caroline Dive (born 1962), British cancer pharmacologist
* Mollie Dive (1913–1997), Australian cricketer
* Dive Downes (1652–1709), Irish bishop