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English verb: smell out | |||
| 1. | smell out (perception) recognize or detect by or as if by smelling | ||
| Samples | He can smell out trouble. | ||
| Synonyms | nose out, scent out, sniff out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Entail | smell | ||
| 2. | smell out (cognition) become aware of not through the senses but instinctively | ||
| Samples | I sense his hostility. I smell trouble. Smell out corruption. | ||
| Synonyms | sense, smell | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perceive | ||
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