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Phrase(s): nose something out of something [and] nose something out
1. Lit. [for an animal] to force something out of something gently and cautiously. (As if pushing with the nose.) • The cat nosed her kitten out of the corner. • The cat nosed out her kittens where we could see them. • She nosed them out. 2. Fig. to move something cautiously out of something or some place, nose first. • Todd nosed the car out of the parking place carefully. • He nosed out the car with skill. • Ted nosed it out.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs