to thrust one's nose into

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to thrust one's nose into - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase,
     OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n[aum]sa, Dan. n[aum]se, Lith.
     nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s.
     [root]261. Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril,
     Nozzle.]
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     1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior
        extremity of the head containing the nostrils and
        olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril,
        and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
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     2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
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              We are not offended with a dog for a better nose
              than his master.                      --Collier.
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     3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a
        snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the
        nose of a teakettle.
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     Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having
        a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
  
     Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
  
     Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace,
        before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft
        at the beginning of the flattening process.
  
     Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
  
     Nose leaf (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin
        on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in
        size and form.
  
     Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily
        influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way."
        --Massinger
  
     Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the
        end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is
        attached.
  
     To hold one's nose to the grindstone, To put one's nose to the grindstone
     , or To bring one's nose to the grindstone.
        See under Grindstone.
  
     To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to
        follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a
        beast. --Shak.
  
     To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride,
        esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.
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     To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
  
     To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
  
     on the nose,
        (a) exactly, accurately.
        (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to to place or to  show
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