Crash and Dive

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Crash verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.

Usage example: sales of that digital camera have crashed since the competing version came out

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Dive is a synonym for crash in fall topic. In some cases you can use "Dive" instead the word "Crash" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: crashed, crashing

Dive verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.

Usage example: sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed

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Crash is a synonym for dive in nose-dive topic. Sometimes you can use "Crash" instead the word "Dive" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: dived, diver, diving

complete	complete crash	complete dive
actual	actual crash	actual dive
real	real crash	real dive
massive	massive crash	massive dive
Other adjectives: huge, infamous, spectacular, new, major, near, final, apparent, fatal, several, literal, sudden.

time	crash time	dive time
way	crash way	dive way
plane	crash plane	dive plane
game	crash game	dive game
Other words: head, damage, car, jet, planet, times.

Also, in the episode My Unicorn, while on a model plane field, Matthew Perry's character dive-bombs his plane at JD, causing it to crash and not only burst into flame, but explode.

Source: Every Car Is a Pinto
The P-38 Lighting for example, just like in Real Life, will crash if it gets into a steep dive for too long.

Source: Video Game / War Thunder
That said, when Michiru falls in the water after Amanes disastrous crash landing shes the only one thats not joking when she says she doesnt want to personally dive in and save her.

Source: Visual Novel / Grisaia no Rakuen

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