Jackknife (Verb)
Meaning
Dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She attempted to jackknife off the high diving board but executed the move clumsily.
- During her practice, the diver perfected her technique in order to smoothly jackknife into the water.
- The trick was that he actually jackknifed in reverse, which confused the spectators.
- The diver poised herself on the edge of the board and then jackknifed down into the pool.
- She quickly jackknifed off the board in a smooth position, hardly splashing any water.