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Nosedive
01
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
nosedives
02
an unexpected and rapid decline, particularly in terms of value and price
Examples
The stock market experienced a nosedive during the financial crisis.
to nosedive
01
plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
nosedive
3rd person singular
nosedives
Present participle
nosediving
Past simple
nosedived
Past participle
nosedived
02
(especially of a price, value, etc.) to decline suddenly and rapidly
Examples
His health seemed to nosedive after the accident, leading to a lengthy recovery.
Lexical Tree
nosedive
nose
dive
