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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline;
- Example: "the stock took a nosedive"

2. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft;
[syn: dive, nose dive, nosedive]


VERB (1)

1. plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

nosedive \nose"dive`\, nose-dive \nose"-dive`\v. i. To drop with the nose or front first, as of an airplane. Syn: nosedive. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nosedive n 1: a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive" 2: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: dive, nose dive, nosedive] v 1: plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft