What is the meaning of smell out?

Recognize or detect by or as if by smelling.
- usage: "He can smell out trouble"
- synonyms: sniff out, scent out, nose out
Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.
- usage: "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
- synonyms: smell, sense

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APA	WordNet. (2010). smell out. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/smell_out/definitions/1330120
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "smell out" http://smartdefine.org/smell_out/definitions/1330120 (accessed September 21, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, smell out, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/smell_out/definitions/1330120>.
MLA	WordNet. "smell out" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/smell_out/definitions/1330120>

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