1. past tense and past participle of smell; perceived an odor through the nose
2. past tense and past participle of smell; gave off an odor

Examples

• She smelled the fresh bread baking in the oven.
• The dog smelled something interesting in the yard.
• The garbage smelled terrible after sitting in the sun.
• He smelled smoke and quickly called the fire department.
• The flowers smelled sweet in the garden.
• The fish smelled bad, so we threw it away.
• I smelled her perfume as she walked by.