Dive

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Dive (and diving) is a word that can have several meanings:

In the context of aquatics:

• Underwater diving refers to the practice of swimming underwater
• Scuba diving refers to the practice of swimming underwater with breathing apparatus.
• Diving refers to the sport of jumping head first into a body of water or pool, with an emphasis on acrobatics and/or height of the dive.
• Diving can refer to the act of a submarine or other submersible vehicle going below the surface of the water.
• Diving can refer to the act of marine mammals and other animals which are normally not aquatic, but go underwater from time to time.

In the context of music:

• Dive is an industrial music band from Belgium.

Another band known as *Dive (SWE) was a swedish group, active during the late 80s and early 90s. The members Chris Lancelot (alias Krister Linder) and Erik Holmberg produced three albums, Where The River Turns to Sea (1990), Stills (92) and Dive (94)

• Dive is the name of a 1993 album by Sarah Brightman.
• "Dive" is the name of a song by Nirvana.
• "Dive" can also refer to the name of J-pop band BeForU's first single, which first appeared in Dance Dance Revolution 5thMIX.

In sports:

• Diving (football) refers to the faking or exaggeration of an injury, in particular in football (soccer), in order to draw a foul on an opponent or otherwise gain an advantage. Also a well known term in ice hockey, when a player tries to draw a penalty.
• The intentional throwing of a fight in boxing is known as taking a dive.
• In numerous sports, including basketball and baseball, the practice of throwing oneself horizontally into the ground in order to catch or field a ball is known as diving.
• In American football, the practice of a ball-carrier propelling himself up and over the line of scrimmage, usually on a very short-yardage down, is called diving.

Other meanings:

• In relation to aircraft, it is a maneuver where the nose of the aircraft is pointed vertically down to ground. See dive bomber.
• Dive can be used generically whenever some quantity (such as a company's stock price) experiences a sudden and swift decline; usually this indicates that the decline is a negative event.
• A dive bar is a term used to represent a cheap, dingy drinking establishment.
• Dive is the name of a film, released in 2003, filmed in and taking place in a Washington, D.C. dive bar.
• Dive! is the name of a short-lived (1994-99) restaurant founded by Steven Spielberg in Century City, California, notable for its facade in the shape of a submarine.
• DIVE, or Distributed Interactive Virtual Environment, is a prototype multi-user VR system.