Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE NP2[theme] (PP[source|location]) NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE PP[location] (PP[theme])
Examples:
This guy is always nosing around the office.
I was nosing around the kitchen for something to make for my son's lunch.
Bobby was nosing about neighboring slabs and thorn bushes.
The police are nosing about to see if they can find anything against the gang.
She was always nosing about the kitchen, looking in all the cupboards.
Did you nose it out of her?
Mappings:
VerbNet: ferret-35.6
FrameNet: Seeking
PropBank: nose.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE NP2[theme] PP[direction] NP1[theme] NOSE PP[direction]
Examples:
She nosed the car into the left lane.
Two ships nosed toward an unexplored region near the Barrow Strait in the Arctic.
Conklin nosed our squad car onto the lawn of a smoldering house.
Moving up the valley, hugging the sinuous banks of the river, a train nosed its impudent way.
The helicopter nosed forward.
Mappings:
VerbNet: roll-51.3.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE NP2[theme] (PP[location]) NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE NP2[location] (PP[theme])
Examples:
They went for him like a pack of hounds that have just nosed the scent.
She popped the pot top and nosed the scent of the imbrowning oil.
'Twas fortunate we nosed the scent of this French sailor, and traced him here.
I nosed the air for any unusual scent.
Mappings:
VerbNet: search-35.2
FrameNet: Seeking
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE NP2[theme] (PP[direction|predication])
Examples:
The dog would have to nose the ball out of the way to get to the food.
The red ball popped free and the dog nosed it back into the cradle of its paws.
The cat nosed her kittens.
The cat nosed her kitten out of the corner.
The Cat nosed the family room side door open.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE NP2[patient[animate]]
Examples:
They nosed each other with deeper affection.
The horses drew in the water, and nosed each other.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate|organization]] NOSE (NP2[theme[animate|organization]])
Examples:
Griffin nosed ahead on lap 10, with Baggett reassuming the lead the next lap.
Stephen F. Austin nosed out UGA's Timber Dawgs for second by a single point.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] NOSE (out) NP2[theme]
Examples:
The dog nosed out the drugs.
He was spending his time nosing out small evil-smelling scandals.
The cops nosed out the thieves' hiding place.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
nose_out 1