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smell  (sml)

v. smelled or smelt (smlt), smell·ing, smells

v.tr.

1. To perceive the scent of (something) by means of the olfactory nerves.

2. To sense the presence of by or as if by the olfactory nerves; detect or discover: We smelled trouble ahead. The committee tried to smell out corruption in law enforcement.

v.intr.

1. To use the sense of smell; perceive the scent of something.

2. To have or emit an odor: "The breeze smelled exactly like Vouvrayflowery, with a hint of mothballs underneath" (Anne Tyler).

3. To be suggestive; have a touch of something: a cave that smells of terror.

4. To have or emit an unpleasant odor; stink: This closet smells.

5. To appear to be dishonest; suggest evil or corruption.

n.

1. The sense by which odors are perceived; the olfactory sense.

2. That quality of something that may be perceived by the olfactory sense.

3. The act or an instance of smelling.

4. A distinctive enveloping or characterizing quality; an aura or trace: the smell of success.

Idiom:

smell a rat Slang

To suspect that something is wrong.

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[Middle English smellen.]

Synonyms: smell, aroma, odor, scent
These nouns denote a quality that can be perceived by the olfactory sense: the smell of gas; the aroma of frying onions; hospital odors; the scent of pine needles.

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smell [smɛl]

vb smells, smelling, smelt, smelled

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (tr) to perceive the scent or odour of (a substance) by means of the olfactory nerves

2. (copula) to have a specified smell; appear to the sense of smell to be the beaches smell of seaweed some tobacco smells very sweet

3. (intr; often foll by of) to emit an odour (of) the park smells of flowers

4. (intr) to emit an unpleasant odour; stink

5. (tr; often foll by out) to detect through shrewdness or instinct

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to have or use the sense of smell; sniff

7. (intr; foll by of) to give indications (of) he smells of money

8. (intr; foll by around, about, etc.) to search, investigate, or pry

9. (copula) to be or seem to be untrustworthy or corrupt

smell a rat to detect something suspicious

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) that sense (olfaction) by which scents or odours are perceived Related adj olfactory

2. anything detected by the sense of smell; odour; scent

3. a trace or indication

4. the act or an instance of smelling

[of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch smölen to scorch]

smeller  n

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Smell 

See Also: AIR, SWEAT

1. The air smelled like damp flannel —Jonathan Kellerman
2. The air smelled … like the interior of the Bastille in 1760 —Carlos Baker
3. As malodorous as a badly ventilated lion house in a zoo —John Cheever
4. A close antiseptic odor like an empty schoolroom —George Garrett
5. A dark wet smell like a cave —Pat Conroy
6. He smelled like something that spent the winter in a cave —Sue Grafton
7. It [a hotel lobby] smelled like fifty million dead cigars —J. D. Salinger
8. A kitchen odor hung about like a bad mood —Tom Maclntyre
9. The lingering odor of sweat like sour wheat —Louise Erdrich
10. (He gave off an) odor like a neglected gym locker —Wallace Stegner
11. The odor of her body, like salted flowers —Bernard Malamud
12. The odor (of newly turned earth) steamed up around him like incense —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
13. The office smelled like hot coffee —Richard Ford
14. An old man smells old … like old clothes that need an airing —Saul Bellow
15. The place smells like a wrestler’s armpit —Jilly Cooper
16. Pleasantly pungent, like the smell of one’s own body —John Updike
17. Reek like last week’s fish —Mike Sommer
18. The scent [from garden] rises like heat from a body —Margaret Atwood
19. Scent rising like incense (from the cleavage of her splendid bosom) —Jilly Cooper
20. The sea smelled like a sail whose billows had caught up water, salt, and a cold sun —Robert Goddard
21. Sexual smells, like the odor of an excellent cheese, are considered foul by those who experienced them without their appetites being involved —Judith Martin
22. A smell [of cheap cologne] like rotten bananas in a straw basket —Jonathan Valin
23. [Hallway of a hotel] smelled like hot bread and clean laundry —Richard Ford
24. Smelled like something the cat dragged in —American colloquialism
25. (Mrs. Lamb) smelled like spoiled lilacs —Richard Ford
26. [A boy] smelled like the bottom of a calf pen where the piss settled and burned the yellow straw red and when you turned the straw over with a fork the ammonia smell made your eyes water —Will Weaver
27. Smell fresh as apples —John Braine
28. (Soft-spoken women) smelling like washed babies —Philip Levine
29. Smell like an open drain —Louis MacNeice
30. Smell like a sick skunk —Elmer Kelton
31. The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future —Margaret Millar
32. Smells like the underneath of a car —Carolyn Chute
33. Smells badly like things that have been too long dead —Donald McCaig
34. Smells fresh as melting snow —W. P. Kinsella
35. Smell stronger than a ton of rotten mangoes —Hunter S. Thompson
36. Smell (of carnations) … thick as smoke in the sun —Mary Stewart
37. [Honeysuckle smell] smothering, like an anesthetic —Lynne Sharon Schwartz
38. A stale smell like a bad embalming job —Jimmy Sangster
39. (The married man is grateful for) the stuffy room that smells of his wife like a bar smells of beer —David Denby
40. There was a foul reek of something fecund and feline, like the stench of old lion spore upon the veldt —Tama Janowitz
41. Wet fields reek like some long empty church —John Betjeman

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smell - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, odor aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" scent - an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced fragrance, perfume, scent, aroma - a distinctive odor that is pleasant fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink, mephitis - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant acridity - having an acrid smell
	2.	smell - any property detected by the olfactory system aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, scent property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" fragrancy, redolence, bouquet, fragrance, sweetness - a pleasingly sweet olfactory property fetidness, malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, foulness - the attribute of having a strong offensive smell muskiness - having the olfactory properties of musk rancidness - the property of being rancid
	3.	smell - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" flavor, flavour, feel, spirit, feeling, look, tone ambiance, ambience, atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" Hollywood - a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood" Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
	4.	smell - the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents olfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell sense modality, sensory system, modality - a particular sense exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body nose - the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
	5.	smell - the act of perceiving the odor of something smelling sensing, perception - becoming aware of something via the senses sniff, snuff - sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
Verb	1.	smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" sniff, whiff - perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" scent, nose, wind - catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" snuff, snuffle - sniff or smell inquiringly get a noseful, get a whiff - smell strongly and intensely
	2.	smell - emit an odor; "The soup smells good" cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells" smell up, stink out, stink up - cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
	3.	smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells" smell - emit an odor; "The soup smells good" reek, stink - smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" salute - become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
	4.	smell - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" reek, smack paint a picture, suggest, evoke - call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"
	5.	smell - become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption" smell out, sense perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"

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smell

noun

1. odour, scent, fragrance, perfume, bouquet, savour, aroma, whiff, niff (Brit. slang), redolence the smell of freshly baked bread

2. stink, stench, reek, pong (Brit. informal), niff (Brit. slang), malodour, fetor horrible smells

verb

1. reek, stink, have the fragrance of, whiff The room smelled of lemons.

2. stink, reek, pong (Brit. informal), hum (slang), whiff (Brit. slang), stink to high heaven (informal), niff (Brit. slang), be malodorous Do my feet smell?

3. sniff, scent, get a whiff of, detect the smell of, nose We could smell the gas.

smell of something smack of, suggest, seem like, have the hallmarks of, have all the signs of The lawyer's solution smells of quackery.

Related words
adjective olfactory
fear olfactophobia

Translations

smell [smel] (smelled (smelt (vb: pt, pp)))

A. N

1. (= sense) → olfato m
to have a keen sense of smell → tener buen olfato, tener un buen sentido del olfato

2. (= odour) → olor m
it has a nice smell → tiene un olor agradable → huele bien
there's a smell of gas/of burning → huele a gas/a quemado
there was an unpleasant smell → había un olor desagradable
it eliminates cooking smells → elimina los olores de la cocina
the sweet smell of success → la seducción del éxito

3. (= sniff) let's have a smell → déjame olerlo, déjame que lo huela
here, have a smell → huele esto

B. VT

1. (= perceive odour) → oler
I can smell gas/burning → huele a gas/a quemado, hay olor a gas/a quemado
I could smell cigarettes on his breath → el aliento le olía a tabaco
dogs can smell fear → los perros pueden olfatear or oler el miedo

2. (= sniff) [person] → oler; [animal] → olfatear, oler

3. (fig) he smelled trouble → se olió problemas
to smell danger → olfatear el peligro
the press smelled a good story here → la prensa se olió que aquí había noticia
see also rat A1

C. VI

1. (= emit odour) → oler
it smells good → huele bien
that flower doesn't smell → esa flor no tiene olor
it smells damp in here → aquí huele a humedad
to smell like sth → oler a algo
what does it smell like? → ¿a qué huele?
to smell of sth (lit, fig) → oler a algo
it smells of garlic → huele a ajo
it's beginning to smell of a cover-up → está empezando a oler a encubrimiento
if food smells off, throw it away → si la comida huele mal or a pasada, tírela

2. (= smell bad) → oler
that man smells → ese hombre huele
your feet smell → te huelen los pies
her breath smells → le huele el aliento

3. (= have sense of smell) since the operation she can't smell → desde que se operó ha perdido el sentido del olfato

4. (= sniff) [person] → olisquear; [animal] → olfatear
the dog smelled at my shoes → el perro olfateó mis zapatos

smell out VT + ADV

1. (= find by scent) [dog] → olfatear

2. (= detect) she can always smell out a bargain → siempre sabe oler or olfatear una ganga

3. (= cause to smell) → hacer oler mal; (stronger) → apestar
it's smelling the room out → está haciendo oler mal el cuarto, está apestando el cuarto

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smell [ˈsmɛl] [smelt] (pt, pp) [smelled] (pt, pp)

n

(= odour) → odeur f
the smell of fresh bread → l'odeur du pain frais
What's that smell? → Qu'est-ce que c'est que cette odeur?

(= sense) → odorat m
the sense of smell → l'odorat m

vt → sentir
I can't smell anything → Je ne sens rien.

vi

(= have odour) → sentir
to smell of sth → sentir qch
It smells of petrol → Ça sent l'essence.
it smells good → ça sent bon

(= smell bad) → sentir mauvais
That dog really smells! → Qu'est-ce qu'il sent mauvais, ce chien!

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smell vb: pret, ptp <smelt (esp Brit) or smelled>

n (= sense of smell, odour) → Geruch m; (unpleasant also) → Gestank m; (fragrant also) → Duft m; it has a nice smell → es riecht gut or angenehm; there’s a funny smell in here → hier riecht es komisch; to have or take a smell at something → an etw (acc) → riechen or (dog etc) → schnuppern

vt

(lit) → riechen; can or do you smell burning? → riechst du, dass etwas brennt or (Cook) → anbrennt?; first he smells the wine → zunächst einmal riecht er an dem Wein

(fig) danger → wittern; to smell trouble → Ärger or Stunk (inf) → kommen sehen; to smell a rat (inf) → Lunte or den Braten riechen, etw spitzkriegen; aha, I can smell a rat (inf) → da scheint mir doch etwas faul zu sein!

vi → riechen; (unpleasantly also) → stinken; (fragrantly also) → duften; that smells! (lit, fig) → das stinkt!; to smell of something (lit, fig) → nach etw riechen; his breath smells → er riecht aus dem Mund, er hat Mundgeruch; can fish smell? → können Fische riechen?

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smell [smɛl] (smelled or smelt (vb: pt, pp))

1. n

a. (sense of smell) → olfatto, odorato; (of animal) (fig) → fiuto
to have a keen sense of smell (person) → avere l'olfatto sviluppato (animal) → avere un fiuto finissimo

b. (odour) → odore m; (pleasant) → profumo; (stench) → puzza
it has a nice smell → ha un buon odore
there's a strong smell of gas here → qui c'è una forte puzza di gas

2. vt (gas, cooking) → sentire odore di; (flower) → annusare
to smell something burning → sentire odore di bruciato
to smell danger (fig) → fiutare un pericolo
I smell a rat (fig) → qui gatta ci cova

3. vi (pleasantly) → sapere, odorare; (unpleasantly) → puzzare
my fingers smell of garlic → ho le dita che puzzano di aglio
it smells like chicken → odora di pollo
it smells good → ha un buon odore
it smells damp in here → c'è odore di umidità qui dentro
his breath smells → gli puzza l'alito

smell out vt + adv

a. (animal, prey, also) (fig) → fiutare

b. your feet are smelling the room out! → i tuoi piedi appestano la stanza!

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smell

n smell [smel]

1 the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose My sister never had a good sense of smell. reuk حاسَّة الشَّم обоняние čich lugtesans der Geruchssinn όσφρηση olfato haistmine بويايي hajuaisti odorat חוּש רֵיח सूंघने की शक्ति njuh, čulo mirisa szaglás penciuman lyktarskyn odorato, olfatto 嗅覚 후각 uoslė oža bau reuk luktesans węch olfacto simţul miro­sului обоняние čuch voh miris luktsinne กลิ่น koku alma duyusu 嗅覺 нюх سونگھنے کی حس khứu giác 嗅觉

2 the quality that is noticed by using this power a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas. reuk, geur رائِحَه мирис pach duft; lugt der Geruch οσμή, μυρωδιά olor lõhn, hais شم haju, tuoksu odeur רֵיח महक miris, vonj szag bau lykt, þefur, ilmur, daunn odore におい 냄새 kvapas smarža; smaka bau geur lukt, duft, –os zapach cheiro miros запах pach vonj miris lukt ประสาทรับกลิ่น koku 氣味 запах مہک، شمیم mùi 气味

3 an act of using this power Have a smell of this! ruik الشَّم помирисване přičichnutí lugt das Riechen μύρισμα olfateo, olfacción nuusutamine استشمام haistaa reniflement מְרִיחַ सूंघना mirisanje szaglás pekerjaan membaui það að lykta/þefa af e-u annusata ひとかぎ 냄새 맡기 uostymas Pasmaržo šo! menghidu het ruiken lukt wąchanie cheiro aspirare pe nas нюханье ovoňanie, nádych duhanje mirisanje lukta [] การได้กลิ่น koklama 嗅 нюх سونگھنے کا عمل sự ngửi, sự hít 嗅

v – past tense, past participles smelled, ~smelt [smelt] –

1 to notice by using one's nose I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning. ruik يَشُم помирисвам cítit, čichat lugte riechen μυρίζω, αντιλαμβάνομαι με την όσφρηση oler lõhna tundma بوييدن haistaa sentir לְהַרִיחַ भांपना, का पता लगाना, पहचानना namirisati, nanjušiti érzi vminek a szagát mencium bau finna (e-a) lykt af sentire かぎつける 냄새를 맡다 užuosti saost terbau ruiken lukte, være czuć (nosem) cheirar a mirosi чувствовать запах cítiť, čuchať zavohati namirisati känna lukten av, vädra ดม kokusunu almak 嗅 відчувати запах سونگھ کر تاڑنا ngửi thấy, đánh hơi thấy 嗅

2 to give off a smell The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish. ruik يَبْعَثُ رائِحَةً ухая vonět; být cítit dufte; lugte riechen μυρίζω oler lõhnama, haisema بو دادن haista, tuoksua sentir מַסרִיחַ महक आना mirisati, vonjati vmilyen szagú berbau lykta, þefja, anga odorare, sapere di ～のにおいがする 냄새를 풍기다 kvepėti smaržot berbau ruiken lukte, dufte, stinke pachnieć cheirar a mirosi пахнуть voňať; byť cítiť imeti duh mirisati lukta ส่งกลิ่น kokmak 散發出(味) пахнути مہک خارج کرنا có mùi khó chịu 散发出（味）

3 to examine by using the sense of smell Let me smell those flowers. ruik يَفْحَص بواسِطَة الشَّم подушвам přičichnout dufte til; lugte til riechen an μυρίζω oler, olfatear nuusutama بو كشيدن haistaa sentir לְהַרִיחַ सूंघ कर जांचना pomirisati megszagol vmit membaui lykta/þefa af odorare, annusare かぐ 냄새를 맡아보다 (pa)uostyti pasmaržot membaui ruiken lukte på wąchać cheirar a mirosi, a simţi понюхать privoňať poduhati pomirisati lukta på ดมกลิ่น koklamak 聞一聞 нюхати سونگھ کر تحقیق کرنا hít, ngửi 闻一闻

-smelling

having a (particular kind of) smell a nasty-smelling liquid; sweet-smelling roses. ruikend ذو رائِحَه -ухаещ páchnoucí, vonící -duftende; -lugtende ...-riechend -οσμος (ως β΄ συνθ.) con olor a (...) lõhnav, lõhnaga بو داشتن hajuinen d'une odeur (...) מְרִיחַ- खास महक वाली कोई चीज određeni miris (loš miris, sladak miris) (-)szagú berbau lyktandi (che sa/odora di...) －のにおう -냄새의 kvepiantis smaržojošs; smaržīgs bauan {#169}ruikend -luktende o... zapachu (bem/mal) cheiroso mirositor -пахнущий páchnuci, voňajúci dišeč -mirisa -luktande การได้กลิ่น ... kokulu ...味的 такий, що має певний запах کسی خاص قسم کی بو والا có mùi ...味的

adj smelly

having a bad smell smelly fish. slegruikend كَريه الرائِحَه вонящ páchnoucí ildelugtende übelriechend δύσοσμος maloliente, apestoso haisev بدبو haiseva malodorant מַסרִיחַ बदबूदार smrdljiv, vonjav büdös bau illa þefjandi maleodorante 臭い 냄새 나는 prasmirdęs smirdīgs berbau stinkend illeluktende, stinkende cuchnący mal-cheiroso urât mirositor вонючий, зловонный páchnuci smrdljiv smrdljiv illaluktande ส่งกลิ่น pis kokulu, kokmuş 發臭的 смердючий بدبودار nặng mùi 发臭的

n smelliness

slegruikendheid إنبِعاث الرائِحَة الكَريهَه миризливост zápach det, som lugter (dårligt) übler Geruch δυσοσμία mal olor, hedor hais بدبويي paha haju mauvaise odeur סִירָחוֹן दुर्गन्धता, बदबू smrdljivost kellemetlen szag, bűz keadaan bau óþefur (cattivo odore) 臭さ 악취 smarvė smirdoņa baunya stank det som lukter ille smród fedor miros urât зловоние zápach smrdljivost smrdljivost otäck lukt การส่งกลิ่น pis kokma 味道 смердючість بدبو sự nặng mùi 味道

smell out

to find (as if) by smelling We buried the dog's bone, but he smelt it out again. uitruik يُكْتَشَف بواسِطَة الرائِحَه подушвам vyčenichat lugte sig frem til aufspüren οσφραίνομαι, ξετρυπώνω husmear välja nuhkima رد بويي را گرفتن vainuta découvrir (en flairant) לְגָלוֹת בְּרִחרוּחַ सूंघना iznjušiti, nanjušiti kiszimatol menemukan þefa uppi scoprire (con il fiuto) かぎ出す 냄새로 찾아내다 užuosti uzost; saost mencari dengan bau opsporen snuse opp/fram węszyć farejar a adulmeca; a descoperi prin miros вынюхивать vyňuchať zavohati namirisati spåra (vädra) upp ดมกลิ่นหา koklayarak bulmak 嗅出... рознюхувати سونگھ کر شناخت کرنا đánh hơi thấy 嗅出...

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smell → رائحة, يستكشف, يَشم čich, čichnout, zapáchat lugt, lugte Geruch, riechen, stinken μυρίζω, μυρωδιά oler, olfatear, olor haista, haistaa, haju odeur, sentir miris, mirisati, mirišati odorare, odore, puzzare におい, においがする, においを嗅ぐ ...의 냄새가 나다, 냄새, 냄새를 맡다 reuk, ruiken, stinken lukt, lukte pachnieć, poczuć zapach, zapach cheirar, cheiro обоняние, обонять, пахнуть lukt, lukta ได้กลิ่น, กลิ่น, ดมกลิ่น koklamak, kokmak, koku mùi, ngửi 气味, 闻