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stage-dive en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of stagedive.
    alt of stagedive
    • A couple of Lamefest showcases at London's Astoria saw Tad, Nirvana and Mudhoney vying for media attention and to see who could complete the most outrageous stage-dive. 2001, Everett True, Live Through This: American Rock Music in the Nineties, page 17:

Forms

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stage-dives Number=Plur lexicographic

stage-dive en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of stagedive.
    alt of stagedive
    • A mass of hands passed me around like an inflatable human, and I never stopped enjoying the craziness. At one gig, the energy was so crazy that the Peas turned into leaping lemmings after me. Apl stage-dived. Then Will. 2011, Steve Dennis Taboo, Fallin' Up: My Story, page 167:
    • Referring to her tour with Nine Inch Nails, Love states: “ In Minneapolis, I wore a dress that was so restricting and heels that were five inches high, I could barely stage-dive. 2002, Mary F. Brewer, Exclusions in Feminist Thought, page 126:
    • I discovered them at a local workingman's club where I reverted into a fourteen-year-old; stole onto the stage during their performance, nicked Slash's felt top hat, kissed Duff on the cheek and stage-dived off . 2007, Rachel Trezise, Dial M for Merthyr: On Tour with Midasuno, page 109:

Forms

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stage-dove Tense=Past US lexicographic
stage-dived Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stage-dived Tense=Past lexicographic
stage-diving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stage-dives Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic