Down and Nosedive

Down

Down noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.

Usage example: suffered with a psychological disorder in which she alternated between emotional ups and downs

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Nosedive and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nosedive" instead a noun "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Nosedive noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.

Usage example: the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive

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Down and nosedive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead a noun "Nosedive".

Nearby Words: nosedived, nosediving

Holding down the key for 10 minutes causes your damage to take a nosedive, and holding it for another 10 minutes kills you.

Source: Video Game / Anti-Idle: The Game
Crazy Enough to Work: Flip a plane upside down to arrest a nosedive?

Source: Film / Flight
The villain Murdoc from MacGyver had at least five of these, including a fall down a mine shaft, a nosedive off a cliff, being electrocuted then falling into a deep pool of water, being blown up by dynamite and having a skyscraper dropped on him.

Source: No-One Could Survive That

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