- nose out
- transitive verb Date: circa 1630 1. to discover often by prying 2. to defeat or surpass by a narrow margin
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nose out — Nose Nose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nosed} (n[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nosing}.] 1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. [1913 Webster] 2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S … Useful english dictionary
nose out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms nose out : present tense I/you/we/they nose out he/she/it noses out present participle nosing out past tense nosed out past participle nosed out to find out information, especially something that someone does… … English dictionary
nose out — a team of trained dogs help us to nose out the armed passengers Syn: detect, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, sniff out … Thesaurus of popular words
nose out of — {informal} Curious attention; bothering. Usually used with a possessive and usually used with keep . * /When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business./ Contrast: NOSE IN … Dictionary of American idioms
nose out of — {informal} Curious attention; bothering. Usually used with a possessive and usually used with keep . * /When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business./ Contrast: NOSE IN … Dictionary of American idioms
nose\ out\ of — informal Curious attention; bothering. Usually used with a possessive and usually used with keep . When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business. Contrast: nose in … Словарь американских идиом
nose out of joint — If something puts your nose out of joint, it offends or annoys you. When he discovered he wasn t on the invitation list, that really put his nose out of joint! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
nose out of joint — noun An emotional state where someone in in a bad mood because he has been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action. I think he got his nose out of joint when they promoted his friend but not him … Wiktionary
nose out — {v.}, {informal} 1. To learn by effort (something private or secret); uncover. * /The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination./ 2. To defeat by a nose length; come in a little ahead of in a race or contest. * /The horse we… … Dictionary of American idioms
nose out — {v.}, {informal} 1. To learn by effort (something private or secret); uncover. * /The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination./ 2. To defeat by a nose length; come in a little ahead of in a race or contest. * /The horse we… … Dictionary of American idioms
