English Dictionary

nose out

verb

(transitive, informal) To find using one's sense of smell. / (transitive, informal, figuratively) To find by searching. / (transitive, informal) To defeat by a small margin.

The dog tried to nose out the hidden treat.

意味（1）

(transitive, informal) To find using one's sense of smell.

Trained to nose out anything from a hidden handgun to a cache of dynamite, the dogs are employed to check important trains like Rajdhani Express or Ashram Express when they arrive at the platform.

意味（2）

(transitive, informal, figuratively) To find by searching.

意味（3）

(transitive, informal) To defeat by a small margin.

We were nosed out for the pennant that year,