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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 *
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 contex ...
, 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 ...
, a type of play in American football *
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) Diving (also called embellishment, or flopping) is a term used in ice hockey to describe a player trying to get the attention of the referee by embellishing an infraction from an opposing player in an attempt to draw a penalty. Usually, when divin ...
, embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty *
Sport diving (sport) Sport diving is an underwater sport that uses recreational open circuit scuba diving equipment and consists of a set of individual and team events conducted in a swimming pool that test the competitors' competency in recreational scuba diving ...
, competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool *
Taking a dive In organized sports, match fixing is the act of playing or officiating a match with the intention of achieving a pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, ...
, or match fixing, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing


Film and television


Film

* ''Dive'' (film), a 1929 German silent film * ''The Dive'' (1990 film), a Norwegian action thriller * ''Dive!'' (film), a 2010 documentary film by Jeremy Sefert * ''Dive'', a 2014 New Zealand short film written and directed by
Matthew J. Saville __NOTOC__ Matthew J. Saville is an actor, writer and film director from New Zealand. Early life and education Saville was born in Durban, South Africa. His mother is a New Zealander and his father South African, and the family moved to New ...
* ''The Dive'' (2018 film), an Israeli film


TV

* ''Dive'' (TV series), a 2010 British drama * "The Dive" (''Hap and Leonard''), a 2016 television episode


Music


Bands

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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) Dive was a Swedish band which consisted of Chris Lancelot (a.k.a. Krister Linder) and Erik Holmberg. They released three albums. A fourth album was recorded but not released.Malmqvist, Stefan (2006)Krister Linder bryter tystnaden, ''SvD'', 19 D ...
, a 1990s duo with an eponymous 1994 album * DIIV, originally Dive, an American rock band


Albums

* ''Dive'' (Maaya Sakamoto album) or the title song, 1998 * ''Dive'' (Sarah Brightman album) or the title song, 1993 * ''Dive'' (Tycho album) or the title song, 2011 * ''Dive'', by
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 of ...
, 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 ...
, 2020 * ''Dive'', an EP by
Milk & Bone Milk & Bone are a Canadian electropop duo based in Montreal, Quebec, consisting of Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin."Dive" (Ed Sheeran song), 2017 * "Dive" (Nirvana song), 1992 * "Dive" (Steven Curtis Chapman song), 1999 * "Dive" (Usher song), 2012 * "Dive", by Beach House from '' 7'', 2018 * "Dive", by
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'', 1998 * "Dive", by
the Dead Stars on Hollywood The Dead Stars on Hollywood were an American rock band based in New York City, that incorporated elements of glam, new wave and goth into their alternative rock sound. The group's name was inspired by the "cinematic" imagery of the glory days of o ...
, 2005 * "Dive", by iKon from ''
I Decide I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural ...
'', 2020 * "Dive", by Kid Cudi from '' Man on the Moon III: The Chosen'', 2020 * "Dive", by Saint Etienne from ''
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 ...
'', 2017 * "Diving" (song), by Bridgit Mendler, 2017 * "Diving", by 4 Strings, 2002


Places

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Dive (river) The Dive () is a river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions in western France. It is a right-bank tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune of Maisonneuve, Vienne. It later bisects the department of Deux-Sèvres ...
, a river in France * Dive, Thane, a village in Bhiwandi, Thane District, Maharashtra, India * Lake Dive, a lake in Egmont National Park, New Zealand


Other uses

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Dive (aviation) In aeronautics, a descent is any time period during air travel where an aircraft decreases altitude, and is the opposite of an ''ascent'' or '' climb''. Descents are part of normal procedures, but also occur during emergencies, such as rapid or ...
, a rapid descent by an aircraft ( also see dive bombing ) * '' Dive: The Medes Islands Secret'', a 2010 video game * ''
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 S ...
'', a 2008 series of novels by Eto Mori * Dive! (restaurant), a defunct restaurant in Los Angeles, California, US *
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 ...
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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". This ...
or Dive, a demon in Persian mythology


People

* Bradshaw Dive (1865–1946), New Zealand politician *
Caroline Dive Caroline Dive (born April 1962) is a British cancer research scientist. Dive is Professor of Cancer Pharmacology at the University of Manchester, Deputy Director of the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Manchester Institute, Director of the CRUK Manchest ...
(born 1962), British cancer pharmacologist * Mollie Dive (1913–1997), Australian cricketer * Dive Downes (1652–1709), Irish bishop


See also

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Dive Dive Dive Dive are a British rock band, composed of Jamie Stuart (guitar and vocals), Ben Lloyd (guitar and vocals), Nigel Powell (drums and vocals) and Tarrant Anderson (bass guitar). Ben Lloyd and Tarrant Anderson also play as full-time members of ...
, a British rock band * "
Dive! Dive! Dive! "Dive! Dive! Dive!" is the third single from Bruce Dickinson's debut solo album, ''Tattooed Millionaire''. It was released in August 1990. Track listing #Dive! Dive! Dive! (Bruce Dickinson/Janick Gers) - 4:43 #Riding With The Angels (Live) (R ...
", a 1990 song by Bruce Dickinson *
Diver (disambiguation) Diver or divers may refer to: *Diving (sport), the sport of performing acrobatics while jumping or falling into water *Practitioner of underwater diving, including: **scuba diving, **freediving, **surface-supplied diving, ** saturation diving, ...
* Dives (disambiguation) *
Divi (disambiguation) Divi or DIVI may refer to: * A form of Dweep (disambiguation), the Sanskrit word for 'island', found in words Aminidivi , as well as in obsolete spellings of Maldives as 'Maldivi' * dIVI Translation, a dual stateless IPv4/IPv6 translation techniq ...
* * {{Disambiguation, surname