Smelt - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|smelt|
Brit.
|smelt|
noun
- small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
- small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
- small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
verb
- extract (metals) by heating
Extra examples
The smelt inhabits the seas of the northern parts of Europe.
He smelt the reek of whisky.
He smelt danger.
His breath smelt of garlic.
The phone box smelt of sick.
My clothes smelt of smoke.
She bent down and smelt the flowers.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: smelt
he/she/it: smelts
present participle: smelting
past tense: smelted
past participle: smelted
I/you/we/they: smelt
he/she/it: smelts
present participle: smelting
past tense: smelted
past participle: smelted
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