Definition of nose around
nose around
verb - intransitive
- to look around; investigate. Also nose about.
Last edited on Mar 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 29 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'nose': | |
| Definitions include: to fawn over a superior; "suck up". | |
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| Definitions include: tough. | |
| Definitions include: to have a look | |
| Definitions include: See nose to the grindstone. | |
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| Definitions include: to look around; investigate. | |
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| Definitions include: seats that are high up in a venue, away from the central attraction. | |
| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
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| Definitions include: cosmetic surgery on the nose. | |
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| Definitions include: to pay too much money. | |
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