A distinctive odour or smell.
the scent of a skunk
An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
The dogs lost the scent.
The sense of smell.
I believe the bloodhound has the best scent of all dogs.
A perfume.
Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
Sense, perception.
To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
To have a suspicion of.
I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me.
To impart an odour to.
Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
To have a smell.
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.