to perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.-to imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.-to have a smell.-to hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.-that which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.-specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.-the power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.