1. Having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
   "The sharp-nosed critic always found flaws in the performances"

1. Catch the scent of; get wind of
   "The dog nosed out the drugs";
   - scent, wind
    
2. Push or move with the nose
   "The dog nosed the ball across the floor"
    
3. Inquire, listen or interfere uninvited in a meddlesome way
   "This guy is always nosing around the office";
   - intrude, horn in [informal], pry, poke
    
4. Advance the forward part of with caution
   "She nosed the car into the left lane"
    
5. Rub noses
   "The child nosed her mother's cheek";
   - nuzzle
    
6. Defeat by a narrow margin
   "The favourite nosed out the challenger at the finish line"

See also: hook-nosed, pug-nose, pug-nosed, scent out, sharp-nosed, short-nosed, snub-nosed, tube-nosed

Type of: advance, bring forward, caress, defeat, fondle, force, get the better of, look, overcome, push, search, smell

Antonym: noseless

Encyclopedia: Nose, Osaka