Found 4 items, similar to Nosing.
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Definition: nose
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Definition: nose
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nose
nose
n 1: the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract;
the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals;
“he has a cold in the nose” [syn:
olfactory organ]
2: a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of
an aircraft);
“the nose of the rocket heated up on
reentry”
3: the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon;
“he
ducked under the nose of the gun”
4: a small distance;
“my horse lost the race by a nose”
5: the sense of smell (especially in animals);
“the hound has a
good nose”
6: a natural skill;
“he has a nose for good deals”
7: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn:
nozzle]
nose
v 1: search or inquire in a meddlesome way;
“This guy is always
nosing around the office” [syn:
pry,
poke]
2: advance the forward part of with caution;
“She nosed the car
into the left lane”
3: catch the scent of; get wind of;
“The dog nosed out the
drugs” [syn:
scent,
wind]
4: push or move with the nose
5: rub noses [syn:
nuzzle]
6: defeat by a narrow margin
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nosing
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.
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2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against;
hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
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Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. --Tennyson.
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A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature
. . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its
authority. --Burke.
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3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal
twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] --Cowley.
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4. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
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5. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.
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6. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
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7. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train
nosed its way into the station;
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8. (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose. Hence,
to defeat in a contest by a small margin; also used in the
form
nose out.
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Nosing
\Nos"ing\, n. (Arch.)
That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over
the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge
of a molding.
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