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Vocabulary Entry
nose-dive
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A sudden, steep downward movement or fall.
Example Sentences
"The plane went into a nose-dive."
"Stocks took a nose-dive after the news."
"Her career took a nose-dive last year."
V
verb
To fall or drop very quickly and steeply.
Example Sentences
"The airplane nose-dived toward the runway."
"Prices nose-dived overnight."
"The team nose-dived after halftime."