SCENT

vi to have a smell.

2. scent ·vi to hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

3. scent ·vt to imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

4. scent ·noun the power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.

5. scent ·vt to perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

6. scent ·noun 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.

7. scent ·noun 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.