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crash-dive

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crash-dive (krshdv)
intr.v. crash-dived or crash-dove (-dv), crash-div·ing, crash-dives
To undergo a crash dive.
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Verb1.crash-dive - descend steeply and rapidly
air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
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