nosedive vs take a dive

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. 

take a dive

verb
  • To decline rapidly. 

  • To lose or fail intentionally. 

  • To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally. 

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