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nose-dive

nose-dive (past nose-dived or nose-dove, past participle nose-dived, present participle nose-div·ing, 3rd person present singular nose-dives)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. decrease sharply: to experience a sudden very significant fall or decline in price, value, amount, or quality

2. plunge very steeply through air: to fall vertically or almost vertically with the front end pointing downward ( refers to aircraft )

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