nosedive
[nohz-dahyv]
noun Also nose dive.
a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive.
verb (used without object), nose·dived or nose·dove, nose·dived, nose·div·ing. Also nose-dive.
to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive.
Origin of nosedive
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Related Words for nosedive
dunk, descent, spill, immersion, dive, tumble, jump, fall, swoop, venture, pitch, spree, investment, duck, submergence, submersion, slope, declivity, plummet, ebbExamples from the Web for nosedive
Contemporary Examples of nosedive
Back in the 2011 season, the Colombian crop took a nosedive, dropping from 12 million bags to 7.6 million.
Much the same as the rest of the world, the music industry took a nosedive in 2008.
We have never seen a nosedive this dramatic in the recent history of this country.
But the plan misfired, and when Laura found herself on her own at college, her high-flying life went into a nosedive.
Perry had multiple problems beyond immigration when he began to nosedive in the polls.