1. attacked by diving steeply downward at high speed
Usage: past tense of divebomb; military/aviation context
2. moved or fell suddenly downward in a steep dive
Usage: past tense of divebomb; general usage

Examples

• The fighter plane divebombed the enemy target.
• The hawk divebombed the smaller bird in its territory.
• Stock prices divebombed after the announcement.
• The seagull divebombed our picnic table for food scraps.
• He divebombed into the pool from the high diving board.
• The company’s reputation divebombed following the scandal.