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• stage dive
  stage dive

  noun

  a jump from a stage into the crowd, usually resulting in being caught and carried by the crowd. See crowd surfing.
• stage-dive
  stage-dive

  verb

  (intr) to jump off the stage at a concert onto the crowd below

stage dive

American  

[stayj dahyv] / ˈsteɪdʒ ˌdaɪv /

noun

1. a jump from a stage into the crowd, usually resulting in being caught and carried by the crowd. See crowd surfing.

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verb (used without object)

stage dived, stage diving

1. to jump into a crowd from a stage.

stage-dive British  

verb

1. (intr) to jump off the stage at a concert onto the crowd below

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Derived Forms

• stage-diver
  noun
• stage diver
  noun

Example Sentences

The stage dive came as the star performed Roar at the end of 60 colourful minutes of pure grade pop, including the hits Firework and ET.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2017

The last song culminates in a 10-minute stage dive.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2017

And her performance was brisk and saucy, involving choreographed dance moves – part of her move into poppier territory – and ending in a stage dive that was less punk than good stagecraft.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2012

Wearing a red-stained butcher's smock, she flung her high-heels into the crowd, the better to stomp, twirl, somersault and stage dive.

From Chicago Tribune • Aug. 8, 2011

Kids mob the front row, cheering and calling for me to stage dive.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman