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smelt out

smelt out is the simple past and past participle of smell out.

Meaning of smell out

Verb

smell out (third-person singular simple present smells out, present participle smelling out, simple past and past participle smelled out or smelt out)

  1. (transitive) To find or locate by smell.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To find out by prying.
    • I can smell out dishonesty from a mile away.

Questions about smelt out

What is smelt out the simple past and past participle of?
Smelt out is the simple past and past participle of smell out.

Words near smelt out in the dictionary

  1. smelt like a tart's boudoir
  2. smelt like a tart's handbag
  3. smelt like a tart's handkerchief
  4. smelt of the lamp
  5. smelt of the shop
  6. smelt out
  7. smelt the barn
  8. smelt up
  9. smelt what someone was stepping in
  10. smeltable
  11. smelted

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