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Suss out

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To come to understand (a person). colloquial, transitive

    "We've sussed him out—he only drinks on Fridays and only in that bar in town."

  2. 2
    examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition wordnet
  3. 3
    To manage to work (something) out, to discover or determine (something). colloquial, transitive

    "We've sussed out how to open the lock."

Etymology

Clipping of suspect + out. Compare sus.

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