Nose | Mean of nose in English Dictionary

/ˈnoʊz/

• Noun
• the part of the face or head through which a person or animal smells and breathes
1. The ball hit me right on/in the nose.
2. You need to wipe/blow your nose.
3. Stop picking your nose.
4. I have a runny/stuffy nose.
5. the long nose of the anteater
6. He got some water up his nose.
7. She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
• the ability to smell things
1. That dog has a good nose.
2. He is a good reporter with a nose for news. [=he's a reporter who is good at finding news]
3. a baseball scout with a nose for talent [=a scout who is good at finding new talent]
• the front end or part of something
1. the nose of an airplane
2. The whale measures 40 feet from nose to tail.
3. (Brit) The cars were nose to tail [=(US) bumper-to-bumper] on the highway today.

• a particular smell
1. The wine has a lovely nose. [=bouquet]
• very clear or obvious
1. The solution is as plain as the nose on your face.
• to do something that is meant to harm someone else but that also harms you
1. You can refuse to talk to her if you like, but you're just cutting off your nose to spite your face.
• to annoy or irritate (someone)
1. His jokes are really beginning to get up my nose. [=(US) get on my nerves]
• to hold your nostrils together so that you cannot smell something
1. The smell was so bad that we had to hold our noses.
• to stay out of trouble by behaving well
1. He is a former criminal who has kept his nose clean since he got out of prison.
• to avoid becoming involved in (someone else's situation, problem, etc.)
1. It's not your problem, so keep your nose out of it.
• to completely control a person
1. I'm amazed that he lets them lead him around by the nose like that.
• very accurate
1. You hit it on the nose. [=you are exactly right]
2. Her prediction was right on the nose.
• to pay a very high price
1. I found the perfect dress, but I paid through the nose for it.
• to get involved in or want information about (something that does not concern you)
1. He's always poking his nose into other people's business.
• to refuse to take or accept something because it is not good enough
1. I offered the cat some food, but it turned up its nose and walked away.
2. They turned up their nose at our offer. [=they rejected our offer]
• Verb
• to push or move (something) with the nose
1. The horse nosed my hand.
2. Some animal must have nosed the lid off the garbage can.
3. The dog nosed the door open.
• to search for or find something by smelling
1. The dogs were nosing around in the garbage.
• to move forward slowly or carefully
1. The boat nosed around the bend.
2. I nosed my car into the parking space.
3. The car nosed its way into the street.
• to search for something (such as private or hidden information) in usually a quiet or secret way
1. She caught him nosing around in her papers/office.
2. The police nosed around the property for a while, but they didn't find anything.
• to defeat (someone or something) by a small amount in a race or other competition
1. My horse was/got nosed out at the finish line.
2. The home team barely nosed out the visitors.
• to find (information) by careful searching
1. The detective nosed out some interesting information on the suspect.