hocicar

v.

1 to break up the ground with the snout (cerdo), to nuzzle (person).

El perro hocica al gato The dog nuzzles the cat.

2 to fall headlong with the face to the ground (cerdo), to nuzzle (person), to pet (amantes).

3 to stumble or slide into errors.

4 to pitch.

El bote hocica y guiña The ship pitches and yaws.

5 to root about, to root around.

El cerdo hocica por el corral The pig roots around near the corral.

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hocicar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hozar) to root in, root among

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dar con los hocicos) to hit one's face (con/contra/en, against)

2 figurado (con un obstáculo) to run (con/contra/en, into)

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1.

VT [cerdo] to root among; [persona] to nuzzle

2. VI

1) [cerdo] to root; [persona] to nuzzle

2) (Náut) to pitch

3) (=caer) to fall on one's face

4) (=enfrentarse) to run into trouble, come up against it

5) † [amantes] to pet

hocicar con o en — to put one's nose against, put one's nose into

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hocicar [A2 ]

vt

to root among

■ hocicar

vi

1 «persona» to fall flat on one's face (colloq)

2 (Náut) to pitch

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hocicar

♦ vt

[cerdo] to root among

♦ vi

1. [cerdo] to root around

2. Hum [persona] to fall flat on one's face