Thesaurus: scent

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1. v. t. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.
2. v. t. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
3. v. i. To have a smell.
4. v. i. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
5. n. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.
6. n. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.
7. n. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.
8. n. a distinctive odor that is pleasant
9. n. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
10. n. any property detected by the olfactory system
11. v. cause to smell or be smelly
12. v. catch the scent of; get wind of