Take a nosedive Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Take a nosedive crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on November 16 2024 USA Today Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Take a nosedive has a total of 6 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | PLUNGE | Take a nosedive | USA Today |
Definition
| • | To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. |
| • | To baptize by immersion. |
| • | To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. |
| • | To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to plunge into debt. |
| • | To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does. |
| • | To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations. |
| • | The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge. |
| • | Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. |
| • | The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse. |
| • | Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation. |
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- USA Today: Nov 16, 2024
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