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Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: by shortening & alteration from suspect Date: 1966 1. chiefly British figure out — usually used with out 2. chiefly British to inspect or investigate so as to gain more knowledge — usually used with out

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. (also sus) Brit. sl. --v.tr. (sussed, sussing) 1 suspect of a crime. 2 (usu. foll. by out) a investigate, inspect (go and suss out the restaurants). b work out; grasp, understand, realize (he had the market sussed). --n. 1 a suspect. 2 a suspicion; suspicious behaviour. Phrases and idioms: on suss on suspicion (of having committed a crime). Etymology: abbr. of SUSPECT, SUSPICION

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(susses, sussing, sussed) If you suss a person or situation, you realize or work out what their real character or nature is. (BRIT INFORMAL) I think I've sussed the reason for it... The women began to suss that there was no reason why they should be impressed by him... We're getting the problem sussed. VERB: V n, V that, get n V-ed, also V whSuss out means the same as suss. They're sussing out the area to see how strong the police presence is... He susses his colleagues out and he knows who he can trust... I'd had the training to suss out what he was up to. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P, V P wh, also V that





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