nose out

• Verbo frasal que significa descubrir o revelar algo, a menudo mediante una búsqueda o investigación minuciosa, o derrotar a alguien por un margen muy estrecho.

A phrasal verb meaning to discover or detect something, often by careful searching or investigation, or to defeat someone by a narrow margin.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Discover by searchinginformal

   To find or discover something, especially by careful searching or investigation.

   descubrir buscando

   • The detective nosed out the truth behind the mystery.
   • She nosed out the best restaurant in town.
   • He nosed out the hidden clues in the old documents.

   Sinónimosdetectdig updiscoverferret outroot outsniff outuncoverunearth

2. Defeat by a small margininformal

   To defeat someone or something by a very narrow margin, especially in a race or competition.

   Ganar por poco

   • The horse nosed out its rival at the finish line.
   • Our team nosed out the opponents in the final seconds.
   • She nosed out the other candidates for the job.

   Sinónimospip

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