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NOSEDIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nosedive mean?
• NOSEDIVE (noun)
The noun NOSEDIVE has 2 senses:
1. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
2. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
Familiarity information: NOSEDIVE used as a noun is rare.
• NOSEDIVE (verb)
The verb NOSEDIVE has 1 sense:
1. plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
Familiarity information: NOSEDIVE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Context example:
the stock took a nosedive
Hypernyms ("nosedive" is a kind of...):
decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("nosedive" is a kind of...):
descent (the act of changing your location in a downward direction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nosedive"):
power dive (a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: nosedived
Past participle: nosedived
-ing form: nosediving
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "nosedive" is one way to...):
dive; plunge; plunk (drop steeply)
Domain category:
air; air travel; aviation (travel via aircraft)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
The airplane is sure to nosedive
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