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Smell (Verb)

Meaning 1

Emit an odor; "The soup smells good".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Related Words

  • Smell Up (verb)
  • Smell (noun)

Meaning 2

Inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense.

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Hypernyms

  • Comprehend

Hyponyms

  • Wind
  • Snuffle
  • Whiff
  • Nose
  • Get A Whiff

Related Words

  • Smelling (noun)
  • Smell (noun)

Meaning 3

Have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Reek
  • Smack

Hypernyms

  • Evoke
  • Suggest

Meaning 4

Smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Hyponyms

  • Stink

Related Words

  • Smell (noun)

Meaning 5

Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "I smell trouble"; "smell out corruption".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Sense
  • Smell Out
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