[sent] 
| 1. | a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable: the scent of roses. |
| 2. | an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced. |
| 3. | a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an odor: The dogs lost the scent and the prisoner escaped. |
| 4. | perfume. |
| 5. | the sense of smell: a remarkably keen scent. |
| 6. | small pieces of paper dropped by the hares in the game of hare and hounds. |
| 7. | to perceive or recognize by or as if by the sense of smell: to scent trouble. |
| 8. | to fill with an odor; perfume. |
| 9. | to hunt by the sense of smell, as a hound. |
| scent (sěnt) n.
v. tr.
To hunt prey by means of the sense of smell. Used of hounds. [Middle English sent, from senten, to scent, from Old French sentir, from Latin sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.] scent'less adj. |
