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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 declineplay

2. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraftplay

  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 aircraftplay

  Familiarity information: NOSEDIVE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NOSEDIVE (noun)


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:

dive; nose dive; nosedive

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)


NOSEDIVE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they nosedive  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it nosedives  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: nosedived  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: nosedived  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: nosediving  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


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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