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Meaning of nose dive

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

nose

Pronunciation:/nəʊz//noʊz/

noun

Definitions

  1. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.

    Example: She has a cold in the nose.

  2. A snout, the nose of an animal.

  3. The tip of an object.

    Example: the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane

  4. The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.

verb

Definitions

  1. To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

    Example: The ship nosed through the minefield.

  2. To snoop.

    Example: 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.