nose up

nose up
{v.} To head up; incline the forward end upwards; move up. * /The airplane nosed up through the cloud bank./ * /The pilot nosed the plane up from the field./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • nose — [nōz] n. [ME < OE nosu, akin to Ger nase, orig. a dual, meaning “the two nostrils” < IE base * nas , nostril > Sans nāsā, the nose, lit., pair of nostrils, L nasus, nose & naris (pl. nares), nostril] 1. the part of the human face between …   English World dictionary

  • Nose — (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nose — ► NOUN 1) the facial part projecting above the mouth, containing the nostrils and used in breathing and smelling. 2) the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle. 3) the sense of smell. 4) an instinctive talent for detecting something. 5)… …   English terms dictionary

  • Nose — Nose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nosed} (n[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nosing}.] 1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. [1913 Webster] 2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Nose — bezeichnet Karl Wilhelm Nose (um 1758 1835), Arzt und Autor zahlreicher mineralogischer Werke Roman Nose (eigentlich Woo ka nay, um 1830 1868), Häuptling der Himoweyuhkis Tomaž Nose (* 1982), einen slowenischen Radrennfahrer The Nose, eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nose — Nose, v. i. To push or move with the nose or front forward. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] A train of cable cars came nosing along. Hamlin Garland. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nose — (n[=o]z), v. i. 1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon. [1913 Webster] 2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to {nose around}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nose\ in — • nose in(to) I. informal Prying or pestering interest in; unwelcome interest in; impolite curiosity. He always had his nose in other people s business. Contrast: nose out of II. v To move in close; move slowly in with the front first. The ship… …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • nose — [n] smelling organ of animate being adenoids, beak*, bill*, horn*, muzzle*, nares, nostrils, olfactory nerves, proboscis, schnoz*, smeller*, sneezer*, sniffer*, snoot*, snout*, snuffer*, whiffer*; concepts 392,601 nose [v] detect, search… …   New thesaurus

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