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nose•dive
Pronunciation: (nōz'dīv"), [key]
—n., v., -dived or -dove, -dived, -div•ing.
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n. 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.
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v.i. Also,nose'-dive".
to go into a nosedive:
a warning that prices might nosedive. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.