潜る
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- to dive (into or under water)
- to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under
- to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
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He is able to dive into the deep sea.
The children were playing by diving in the pool.
On cold nights, I like to snuggle under the futon and read a book.
The criminal went underground to escape the eyes of the police.
It is difficult to check the condition of the bottom without diving underwater.
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top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
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top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
View detailsto prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
View detailsto peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
View detailsto step aside, to move (out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
View detailstime, years, days, (one's) life; the Moon and the Sun
View detailsjoke, pun, jest, witticism, wordplay; smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, refined
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