[syn: reek, stink]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stink \Stink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stunk, Stank, p. pr. &
vb. n. Stinking.] [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether
good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to
stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. st["o]kkva to leap, to
spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. ? rancid. Cf.
Stench.]
To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting
odor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stink \Stink\, v. t.
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stink \Stink\, n. [AS. stinc.]
A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.
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Fire stink. See under Fire.
Stink-fire lance. See under Lance.
Stink rat (Zool.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.]
Stink shad (Zool.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.]
Stink trap, a stench trap. See under Stench.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stink
n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn:
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor,
foetor, mephitis]
v 1: be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This
term paper stinks!"
2: smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"
[syn: reek, stink]