scent_out (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *scent out*:
VERB	perception	scent out, sniff out, smell out, nose out	recognize or detect by or as if by smelling

English > *scent out*: 1 sense > verb 1, perception
Meaning	recognize or detect by or as if by smelling.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	sniff out, smell out, nose out
Entails	smell	inhale the odor of
See also	scent	catch the scent of
Spanish	husmear, oler, olfatear, olisquear
Catalan	ensumar, olorar

HyperDic: scent_out