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On the nose

We have found the following answers matching the query 'On the nose' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. On the nose crossword clue was last seen on September 15 2023 in the popular Universal Crossword.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%EXACTOn the noseUniversal
20%BOOPPlayfully poke on the nose slangilyUniversal
20%REEKBe hard on the nose?Universal
20%BOOPLighthearted tap on the noseWall Street Journal

Definition

• Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts.
• Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact.
• Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
• To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one.
• To practice exaction.

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