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  • 1nosedive — /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 …

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  • 2nosedive — nose•dive [[t]ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv[/t]] n. v. dived dove, dived, div•ing 1) aer. a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward 2) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline 3) to go into a nosedive Also, nose′ dive . Also, nose′ dive .… …

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  • 3nosedive — n. steep dive of an airplane; sharp decline in price v. dive; fall; skydive; decrease drastically …

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  • 5dive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plunge, dip, swoop; nosedive, power dive; slang, honky tonk. See descent, drinking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sudden motion downward] Syn. plunge, leap, spring, nosedive, headlong leap, headlong jump,… …

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  • 6plunge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dip, submerge; dive; sink, fall, drop; douse, go or put under water; gamble, bet heavily, go off the deep end (inf.); fling, jump. n. dive, swim, dip; submersion; informal, venture. See water, haste.… …

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  • 7Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 8nose·dive — /ˈnoʊzˌdaıv/ noun, pl dives [count] 1 : a sudden sharp drop made by an airplane with its front end pointing toward the ground The plane went into a nosedive. 2 : a sudden sharp drop in price, value, condition, etc. The stock market took a… …

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  • 9fall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. plunge, drop, sink, tumble, topple; perish; be deposed, come to grief; happen, occur, take place; sin, misbehave, lapse. n. slope, declivity; downfall, defeat, comedown; drop, slump; plunge, tumble …

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  • 10tumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fall, roll; leap, spring; throw, overturn, disarrange, dishevel, tousle; toss, pitch. See descent, agitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. drop, plunge, descend; see fall 1 , topple , trip 1 . III (Roget s …

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