Alternative form of soss (“miry place”)

(UK) Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.

(UK) Social nous.

(transitive, UK, obsolete) To arrest for suspicious behaviour.

(transitive, UK, Australia, New Zealand, often with "out") To discover, infer or figure out.

(transitive, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To study or size up, to check out (examine).

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, US, colloquial) Suspicious.