What is the meaning of nosed?

verb

  • Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.
    • usage: "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  • Advance the forward part of with caution.
    • usage: "She nosed the car into the left lane"
  • Catch the scent of; get wind of.
    • usage: "The dog nosed out the drugs"
  • Push or move with the nose.
  • Rub noses.
  • Defeat by a narrow margin.

adjective

  • Having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind. .
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