"scent" meaning in English

See scent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛnt/ Audio: en-us-scent.ogg [US] Forms: scent [singular], scents [plural]
enPR: sĕnt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A scent is a smell.
    Sense id: simple-scent-en-noun-kUVmNn5B

Verb

IPA: /sɛnt/ Audio: en-us-scent.ogg [US] Forms: scent [canonical], scents [third-person, singular], scented [past], scented [past, participle], scenting [present, participle]
enPR: sĕnt Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x sents y, x gives y a smell.
    Sense id: simple-scent-en-verb-Db53MllY
  2. If you scent something such as danger or a story, you have a feeling that it exists.
    Sense id: simple-scent-en-verb-CseDryiH
  3. If an animal scents something, it smells it.
    Sense id: simple-scent-en-verb-amHAolpX
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