nose

nose1 [ nouz ] noun count ***

1. ) the part of your face above your mouth that you use for smelling and breathing. The two holes in your nose are called nostrils:

Her nose is bleeding.

Hold your nose (=press the two sides of it) and put your head under the water.

I'd like to punch him in the nose.

someone's nose is running (=someone has liquid coming out of their nose): Can you pass me a tissue my nose is running.

a runny nose (=a nose with liquid coming out of it): a group of dirty children with runny noses

blow your nose (=to force liquid out of your nose): Excuse me, I just need to blow my nose.

pick your nose (=remove bits of waste from your nose with your finger): Stop picking your nose!

2. ) the front part of an aircraft

cut off your nose to spite your face

to do something because you want to harm someone else but really harm yourself more

have a (good) nose for something

to have the ability to find or recognize something:

He had a nose for a good news story.

it's no skin off my nose INFORMAL

used for emphasizing that a particular situation will not cause you any problems

keep your nose clean

to behave well and not break any rules or laws

keep your nose out MAINLY SPOKEN

used for telling someone that you do not want them to know about things that are private:

Keep your nose out of my business.

keep someone's nose to the grindstone

to make someone keep working hard

look down your nose at

to behave in a way that shows you think someone or something is not good enough for you:

She looks down her nose at most men.

nose to tail MAINLY BRITISH

if cars are nose to tail, they are moving slowly in a long line with not much space between them

on the nose INFORMAL

exactly or completely correct

pay through the nose INFORMAL

to pay a price that is much higher than it should be

poke/shove/stick your nose in

to show too much interest in things that are someone's private business:

You have no right to poke your nose into my business!

put someone's nose out of joint

to do something that will annoy someone

rub someone's nose in something

to keep reminding someone about something unpleasant that they do not want to think about

thumb your nose at

to show that you do not respect someone or something

turn your nose up (at something) INFORMAL

to refuse to accept something, especially because you do not think it is good enough

under your nose

if something happens under your nose, it happens in a place or situation where you should notice it, but you do not:

They were dealing drugs right under the noses of the police.

with your nose in the air

with an attitude that shows that you think you are better than other people

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nose

nose 2 [ nouz ] verb intransitive

1. ) if a vehicle noses forward, it moves forward slowly and carefully:

A huge truck was nosing through the traffic.

The ambulance nosed its way out of the crowd.

2. ) to move into a position where you are slightly in front of someone:

nose ahead/in front/into the lead: By half-time, our team had nosed ahead, with the score at 16 14.

,nose a`round intransitive or transitive

nose around something to try to find out information about someone or something:

A few kids were nosing around.

I found two men nosing around the boat.

,nose in`to transitive

nose into something to try to find out information about something:

I don't want them nosing into my finances.