Diving Terms

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noun a large, strong, pocketknife

verb to perform a dive in which the body is bent at the waist and the legs are brought up over the head

  • The diver executed a perfect jackknife off the high diving board.
  • I tried to do a jackknife off the pool edge but ended up belly flopping instead.
  • That guy just did a sick jackknife off the cliff!
  • The company's profits took a jackknife dive after the scandal was exposed.