nose dive
noun 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.
verb (used without object) Also, nose-dive.
3.
to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive.
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| nose dive | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sudden plunge with the nose or front pointing downwards, esp of an aircraft |
| 2. | informal a sudden drop or sharp decline: prices took a nose dive |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to perform or cause to perform a nose dive |
| 4. | informal (intr) to drop suddenly |
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