duiken

Definitions of duiken
  1. noun
    underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel
    synonyms: duiksport, onderwatersport
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    types:
    diepzeeduiken
    skin diving with scuba apparatus
    type of:
    zwemsport
    the act of swimming
  2. verb
    swim under water
    synonyms: onderduiken
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    types:
    snorkelen
    dive with a snorkel
    type of:
    overzwemmen, zwemmen
    travel through water
  3. verb
    familiarize oneself thoroughly with
    synonyms: buigen, verdiepen
  4. verb
    to come or go into
    synonyms: binnengaan, binnenkomen, buigen, ingaan, inkomen, instappen, opstappen, verdiepen
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    antonyms:
    uitgaan, uitvoegen
    move out of or depart from
    afnokken, aftaaien, begeven, gaan, heengaan, moven, nokken, opbreken, opdonderen, opduvelen, opflikkeren, ophoepelen, opkramen, opkrassen, oplazeren, opmieteren, oprotten, oprukken, opsodemieteren, opstappen, optrekken, vertrekken, verwijderen, weggaan, wegwezen
    go away from a place
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    doordringen, penetreren
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    aanlopen
    enter a harbor
    binnenstormen, binnenstuiven, invallen, invliegen
    enter uninvited
    kortstaarten
    come into dock
    afgeven, encanailleren, indringen, inlaten
    enter briefly
    binnenglippen, binnenloodsen, binnensluipen, inkruipen
    enter surreptitiously
    doordringen, doortrekken, penetreren
    spread or diffuse through
    doorboren, doorsteken, geperforeerd, opensteken, perforeren
    make a hole into
    opensteken
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    boren
    cut or make a way through
    banen
    force a way through
    doordringen, doortrekken, filteren, penetreren
    pass through
    badderen, baden, onderdompelen
    thrust or throw into
    bestormen, forceren, kraken, openbreken, stormlopen
    take by force
    embarkeren, inschepen
    go on board
    binnenstormen, binnenstuiven, invallen, invliegen
    enter uninvited; informal
    bespringen
    enter someone else's territory and take spoils
  5. verb
    play a card lower than (a held high card)
  6. verb
    drop steeply
    synonyms: dompelen
    dompelen
    fall abruptly
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    afgaan, bliksemen, dalen, donderen, donderstralen, duvelen, flikkeren, kletteren, kukelen, lazeren, mieteren, neerkletteren, ploffen, sodemieteren, vallen, zakken
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  7. verb
    submerge or plunge suddenly
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    dompelen
    drop steeply
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