Nosedive - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnəʊzdaɪv|  American pronunciation of the word nosedive
Brit.  |ˈnəʊzdaɪv|  British pronunciation of the word nosedive

noun

- a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
the stock took a nosedive
- a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft (syn: dive)

verb

- plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

Extra examples

The plane went into a nosedive.

The stock market took a nosedive.

The pound took a nosedive on the foreign exchange market today.

The economy went into a nosedive.

Everyone screamed as the plane suddenly went into a nosedive.

Sales have nosedived since January.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: nosedive
he/she/it: nosedives
present participle: nosediving
past tense: nosedived
past participle: nosedived
noun
singular: nosedive
plural: nosedives
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