duck dive
To push one's surfboard underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under a…To push one's surfboard (usually a shortboard) underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under a wave that has broken or is just about to break.
Meaning
1 sensesTo push one's surfboard (usually a shortboard) underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under a wave that has broken or is just about to break.
Origin
From the way a duck puts its head down and bottom up in the air when diving underwater.From the way a duck puts its head down and bottom up in the air when diving underwater.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
duck dives, duck diving, duck dived, duck dived| Base form | duck dive · to duck dive |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | duck dives |
| Present participle | duck diving |
| Past simple | duck dived / duck dove |
| Past participle | duck dived |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.