To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
Example: "The ship nosed through the minefield."
To snoop.
Example: "She was nosing around other people’s business."
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
Example: "To nose a prayer"
To furnish with a nose.
Example: "To nose a stair tread"
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.