nosedived
past simple and past participle ofnosedive
nosedive
verb[I]
uk/ˈnəʊz.daɪv/us/ˈnoʊz.daɪv/tosuddenlyfallto thegroundwith thefrontpointingdown:
Spectators in thecrowdwatchedinhorroras theplanenosedived.
tosuddenlyfallinvalue,quicklyand by alargeamount:
Housepricesnosedived withoutwarning.
Moving downwards
- base jumping
- cascade
- descend
- dive
- drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom
- fall
- fall down
- flop
- freefall
- go down
- parachute
- pronate
- pronation
- put
- putsomething/someonedown
- rain(something)down
- setsomethingdown
- spiral
- stone
- touch
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Becoming and making smaller or less
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nosedived
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On another occasion his business hadnosedivedand there was possibility of his becoming bankrupt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shortly after taking off, the control tower lost contact with the aircraft which began flying erratically and eventuallynosedivedand exploded on impact.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Witnesses who saw the plane in the air afterward claim it was flying erratically, thennosedivedand exploded on impact.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Local media made lurid reports, and diplomatic relations between the countriesnosedived.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Land values in the "barrio" proper suddenlynosedived.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A witness described hearing the engine making a rattling noise shortly before the aircraftnosedived.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The club's formnosedivedin the 192122 season, with a finishing position of nineteenth, before bouncing back to a fifth-placed finish the following campaign.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The plane immediatelynosedivedto the ground.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It didn't just go downhill, itnosedived.
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