nosedive
verb/ˈnəʊzdaɪv/
/ˈnəʊzdaɪv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they nosedive | /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/ /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/ |
| he / she / it nosedives | /ˈnəʊzdaɪvz/ /ˈnəʊzdaɪvz/ |
| past simple nosedived | /ˈnəʊzdaɪvd/ /ˈnəʊzdaɪvd/ |
| past participle nosedived | /ˈnəʊzdaɪvd/ /ˈnəʊzdaɪvd/ |
| -ing form nosediving | /ˈnəʊzdaɪvɪŋ/ /ˈnəʊzdaɪvɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of prices, costs, etc.) to fall suddenly synonym plummet
- Building costs have nosedived.
- During that period the quality of British film-making nosedived.
- [intransitive] (of an aircraft) to fall suddenly with the front part pointing towards the ground
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