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Nosedive

//ˈnəʊzdaɪv// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A headfirst fall or jump.
  2. 2
    a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft wordnet
  3. 3
    A drop in altitude with the nose of the craft angled downwards.
  4. 4
    a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline wordnet
  5. 5
    A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value. usually

    "Byers was frequently at odds with Rail Regulator Sir Tom Winsor, but quit after 11 months - his career took a nosedive when he admitted false claims for £125,000 expenses, and he was banned from the House of Commons for two years."

Verb
  1. 1
    To dive down in a steep angle. intransitive
  2. 2
    plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft wordnet
  3. 3
    To perform a rapid fall in price or value. intransitive

    "With punctuality nosediving and both overcrowding and cancellations on the rise, a new simplified timetable was introduced in December amid threats from the Mayor that he would ask the Secretary of State for Transport to strip Abellio of the franchise."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From nose + dive.

Etymology 2

From nose + dive.

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