- 1[intransitive, transitive] to move forward slowly and carefully + adv./prep. The plane nosed down through the thick clouds. nose your way + adv./prep. The taxi nosed its way back into the traffic.
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- 2[intransitive] + adv./prep. (of an animal) to search for something or push something with its nose Dogs nosed around in piles of refuse. Phrasal Verbsnose aroundnose out
nose
verbNAmE//noʊz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nose he / she / it noses
past simple nosed
-ing form nosing
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