sniff out (v)
scent out (v)
smell out (v)
nose out (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 39
def recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
examples He can smell out trouble
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
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Entailment smell
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Also see sniff → sniff out
Also see scent → scent out
Also see nose → nose out

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