nose dive

nose dive

Noun

1. (of an aircraft) a sudden plunge with the nose pointing downwards

2. Informal a sudden drop: when we fail our self-confidence takes a nose dive

Verb

nose-dive, [-diving, -dived]

to take a nose dive

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nose dive - a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft nosedive, dive descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction power dive - a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine

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nose dive

noun 1. drop, plunge, dive, plummet, sharp fall

noun 2. (Informal) sharp fall, plunge, drop, dive, plummet

verb 3. drop, plunge, dive, plummet, fall sharply

verb 4. (Informal) fall sharply, drop, plunge, dive, plummet