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Definition of nosedive verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. [intransitive] (of prices, costs, etc.) to fall suddenly synonym plummet
    • Building costs have nosedived.
    • During that period the quality of British film-making nosedived.
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
  2. [intransitive] (of an aircraft) to fall suddenly with the front part pointing towards the ground
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