ALL meanings of nosedive
nose·dive
N n - noun nosedive A steep downward plunge by an aircraft. 1
- noun nosedive a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward. 1
- noun nosedive a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive. 1
- verb without object nosedive to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive. 1
- noun nosedive aircraft: rapid fall, plunge 1
- intransitive verb nosedive aircraft: plummet, fall rapidly 1
- noun nosedive rapid decrease 1
- intransitive verb nosedive decrease rapidly 1
- verb nosedive If prices, profits, or exchange rates nosedive, they suddenly fall by a large amount. 0
- verb nosedive Nosedive is also a noun. 0
- verb nosedive If something such as someone's reputation or career nosedives, it suddenly gets much worse. 0