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Sniff out

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To find (something) by using the sense of smell. transitive

    "Because they have far more powerful noses than humans, dogs are ideal to sniff out drugs."

  2. 2
    recognize or detect by or as if by smelling wordnet
  3. 3
    To detect (something hidden or invisible). broadly, figuratively, transitive

    "Near-synonyms: ferret out, weasel out"

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