The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has.

If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.

Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice.

The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them.

When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.

If you scent a situation, you feel that it is going to happen.