See nose out on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1837, Charles F. Partington, The british cyclopedia of natural history:",
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"To find using one's sense of smell."
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"(transitive, informal) To find using one's sense of smell."
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"(transitive, informal, figuratively) To find by searching."
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"ref": "2011 September 3, Ron Gierkink, “Atlantic Hurricane beats Embur's Song”, in ESPN:",
"text": "Rashnaa nosed out Amiable Grace to finish a distant third in a field reduced to seven after the scratches of Comic Marvel and Dance to the Moon...",
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"To defeat by a small margin."
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"(transitive, informal) To defeat by a small margin."
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"(transitive, informal) To find using one's sense of smell."
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"(transitive, informal, figuratively) To find by searching."
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"word": "nose out"
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