- nosedived
- n. steep dive of an airplane; sharp decline in price v. dive; fall; skydive; decrease drastically
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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nosedive — /nohz duyv /, n., v., nosedived or nosedove, nosedived, nosediving. n. Also, nose dive. 1. a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward. 2. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive. v.i … Universalium
nosedive — nose‧dive [ˈnəʊzdaɪv ǁ ˈnoʊz ] verb [intransitive, transitive] if sales, exports, shares etc nosedive, their value or number falls suddenly and by a large amount: • In Hong Kong, stocks nosedived in active trading. • The corporate banking unit s… … Financial and business terms
nosedive — [[t]no͟ʊzdaɪv[/t]] nosedives, nosediving, nosedived also nose dive 1) VERB If prices, profits, or exchange rates nosedive, they suddenly fall by a large amount. [JOURNALISM] The market suffered from a knock on effect, causing the value of other… … English dictionary
nosedive — 1. noun 1) the plane went into a nosedive Syn: dive, descent, drop, plunge, plummet, fall Ant: climb 2) informal the dollar took a nosedive Syn: fall … Thesaurus of popular words
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