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单词 nosing out
释义

nose out

verb

nosed out; nosing out; noses out

transitive verb

1
: to discover often by prying
2
: to defeat or surpass by a narrow margin

Synonyms

  • ascertain
  • descry
  • detect
  • determine
  • dig out
  • dig up
  • discover
  • dredge (up)
  • ferret (out)
  • find
  • find out
  • get
  • hit (on or upon)
  • hunt (down or up)
  • learn
  • locate
  • root (out)
  • rout (out)
  • rummage
  • run down
  • scare up
  • scout (up)
  • track (down)
  • turn up
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Example Sentences

independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

nosing out

verb

present participle of nose out
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • finding
  • learning
  • finding out
  • running down
  • digging out
  • locating
  • turning up
  • discovering
  • digging up
  • scaring up
  • getting
  • routing (out)
  • ferreting (out)
  • tracking (down)
  • rooting (out)
  • hitting (on or upon)
  • hunting (down or up)
  • detecting
  • scouting (up)
  • dredging (up)
  • ascertaining
  • determining
  • looking for
  • rummaging
  • descrying
  • sighting
  • spotting
  • searching (for or out)
  • espying
  • seeking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • passing over
  • missing
  • overlooking
  • losing
  • misplacing
  • mislaying
  • missetting
  • mis-setting
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