Definition of scent

• v. t. - To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.
• v. t. - To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
• v. i. - To have a smell.
• v. i. - To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
• n. - That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.
• n. - Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.
• n. - The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.