/nohz"duyv'/ , n. , v. , nosedived or nosedove, nosedived, nosediving .
n. Also, nose dive .
1. a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
2. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive.
v.i. Also, nose-dive .
3. to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive.
[ 1910-15; NOSE + DIVE ]