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nosedive
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nose·dive

noun \ˈnōz-ˌdīv\

Definition of NOSEDIVE

1
: a downward nose-first plunge of a flying object (as an airplane)
2
: a sudden extreme drop <stock prices took a nosedive>
— nose–dive intransitive verb
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Examples of NOSEDIVE

  1. The plane went into a nosedive.
  2. The stock market took a nosedive.

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

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