nosedive vs retard

nosedive

verb
  • To perform a rapid fall in price or value. 

  • To dive down in a steep angle. 

noun
  • A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value. 

  • A headfirst fall or jump. 

  • A drop in altitude with the nose of the craft angled downwards. 

retard

verb
  • To decelerate; to slow down. 

  • To put off; to postpone. 

  • To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing. 

noun
  • Retardation; delay. 

  • A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando. 

  • A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn. 

How often have the words nosedive and retard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )