1 (v + prep) informal discover sth TRANSITIVEaimsigh verb c m uto sniff out interesting storiesscéalta suimiúla a aimsiú2 (v + prep) informal track down sb TRANSITIVEtéigh ar lorgtéigh sa tóir ar c m uto sniff out criminalsdul ar lorg coirpeach, dul sa tóir ar choirpigh3 (v + prep) uncover sth by smell TRANSITIVEthe dogs sniffed out the drugschuir na madraí lorg na ndrugaí → see sniff