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1 [countable]CO a pleasant smell that something has [= fragrance]: 
a yellow rose with a lovely scent
a yellow rose with a lovely scent2 [countable]HBA the smell of a particular animal or person that some other animals, for example dogs, can follow
3 to give someone false information to prevent them from catching you or discovering something : Was he trying to put me off the scent because I had come too close to the truth?
throw/put somebody off the scent
Was he trying to put me off the scent because I had come too close to the truth?4 [uncountable and countable] especially British EnglishDCB a liquid that you put on your skin to make it smell pleasant [= perfume]
WORD FOCUS: smell WORD FOCUS: smell
good smell: aroma, perfume, fragrance, scent
bad smell: stink, stench, odour British English/odor American English, whiff, pong British English
➔ See also smell
WORD FOCUS: smell good smell: aroma, perfume, fragrance, scent
bad smell: stink, stench, odour British English/odor American English, whiff, pong British English
➔ See also smell
