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View synonyms for nose out

nose out

verb

  1. to discover by smelling
  2. to discover by cunning or persistence

    the reporter managed to nose out a few facts

  3. informal.
    to beat by a narrow margin

    he was nosed out of first place by the champion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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