outsmelled

Surpassed in scent

Outsmelled is the past tense of outsmell, meaning to surpass in smelling ability or to detect by smell better than another: The bloodhound outsmelled every other dog on the trail.

It can also mean to smell more strongly than something else: The garlic outsmelled everything else in the kitchen.

animals

scent

Airborne odor detected

prey · nostrils · sniffing · territory · marking · instincts · mammals · receptors · hunting · foraging

canine

scent

Airborne odor detected

tracking · detection · bloodhound · beagle · hound · spoor · trail · sniffing · handler · search

competition

surpass

Exceed in achievement

triumph · prevail · dominate · excel · outperform · outclass · superior · beat · overcome · win

Family

smell, smelly, smelling, smells, smelled, smeller

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