nosed

/N OW1 Z D/

verb

1
To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
“The ship nosed through the minefield.”
2
To snoop.
“She was nosing around other people’s business.”
3
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
4
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
5
To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
6
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
“to nose a prayer”
7
To furnish with a nose.
“to nose a stair tread”
8
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.

adjective

1
(in combination) Having some specific type of nose.
“Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer”

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