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TAKE A DIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does take a dive mean?
• TAKE A DIVE (verb)
The verb TAKE A DIVE has 1 sense:
1. pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer
Familiarity information: TAKE A DIVE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "take a dive" is one way to...):
affect; dissemble; feign; pretend; sham (make believe with the intent to deceive)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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