swim, swimming - the act of swimming

drop, fall - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

dip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"

submerse, submerge - put under water; "submerge your head completely"

soak - submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

sheathe - plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

power-dive - make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived"

nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

duck - submerge or plunge suddenly

crash-dive - descend steeply and rapidly

parachute, jump - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

dump, plunge - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

launch, plunge - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"

dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"

engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

sop - dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"

immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

douse, duck, dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

immerse, plunge - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

drink in, drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"