Meaning of nose In English

• 0 the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell:

  • a large/long/pointed nose

  • I had a sore throat and a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose).

  • Come on now, stop crying and blow your nose .

  • a wine praised for its smoky nose

• 1 the front of a vehicle, especially an aircraft:

  • The symbol was painted on each side of the plane's nose.

• 2 to look around or search in order to discover something, especially something that other people do not want you to find:

  • There were some reporters nosing about/around.

  • The police came in and started nosing into drawers and looking through papers.

• 3 to (make a vehicle) move forwards slowly and carefully:

  • The car nosed out of the side street, its driver peering anxiously around.

  • He carefully nosed his lorry into the small space.

• 4 the part of the face above the mouth through which a person or animal breathes and smells:

  • He fractured a wrist and broke his nose in a fall.

  • I have a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose).

  • She blew her nose (= breathed out through the nose to clear it).

• 5 the front of a vehicle, esp. an aircraft or spacecraft

• 6 to look around or search in order to discover something, esp. something that other people do not want you to find:

  • I don’t want you nosing around in my closet.

• 7 to move forward slowly and carefully:

  • [ I ] The car nosed out into traffic.