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 

• 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)

Present simple: I / you / we / they nosedive    ... he / she / it nosedives   
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