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nosedive

noun nose·dive \ˈnōz-ˌdīv\

: a sudden sharp drop made by an airplane with its front end pointing toward the ground

: a sudden sharp drop in price, value, condition, etc.

Full Definition of NOSEDIVE

: a downward nose-first plunge of a flying object (as an airplane)

: a sudden extreme drop <stock prices took a nosedive>

— nose–dive intransitive verb

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First Known Use of NOSEDIVE

1912

Related to NOSEDIVE

Synonyms: dip, dive, down, drop, fall, descent, plunge

Antonyms: ascent, climb, rise, rising, soaring, upswing, upturn

Rhymes with NOSEDIVE

alive, archive, Argive, arrive, back dive, beehive, connive, contrive, crash-dive, deprive, derive, disk drive, endive, hard drive, high five, high-five, line drive, ogive, revive, self-drive, skin-dive, skydive, survive, swan dive, take five, test-drive

NOSE-DIVE Defined for Kids

nosedive

noun nose·dive \ˈnōz-ˌdīv\

Definition of NOSEDIVE for Kids

: a downward plunge (as of an airplane)

: a sudden sharp drop (as in prices)

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