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Definition of smell out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

smell out

phrasal verb

Phrasal Verbs

1to be aware of fear, danger, trouble, etc. in a situation He could always smell out fear.

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2to find something by smelling dogs trained to smell out drugs

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