stink

stink
[[t]stɪ̱ŋk[/t]]
stinks, stinking, stank, stunk
1) VERB To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant.

We all stank and nobody minded...

[V of n] The place stinks of fried onions...

[V like n] The pond stank like a sewer.

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stinking ADJ-GRADED

They were locked up in a stinking cell.

N-SING
Stink is also a noun.

He was aware of the stink of stale beer on his breath... The stink was overpowering.

2) VERB (disapproval) If you say that something stinks, you mean that you disapprove of it because it involves ideas, feelings, or practices that you do not like. [INFORMAL]

I think their methods stink...

[V of n] The whole thing stinks of political corruption.

3) N-SING: a N If someone makes a stink about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice. [INFORMAL]

The family's making a hell of a stink...

The tabloid press kicked up a stink about his seven-day visit.

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  • Stink — Stink, n. [AS. stinc.] A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. [1913 Webster] {Fire stink}. See under {Fire}. {Stink fire lance}. See under {Lance}. {Stink rat} (Zo[ o]l.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.] {Stink shad} (Zo[ o]l.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stink — stink·ard; stink·a·roo; stink; stink·er; stink·er·oo; stink·ing·ly; stink·ing·ness; …   English syllables

  • Stink — EP The Replacements Дата выпуска 24 июня 1982 Записан 29 января 13 марта 1982 …   Википедия

  • Stink — Stink, v. t. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stink — [n] bad smell fetor, foulness, foul odor, malodor, noisomeness, offensive smell, stench; concepts 599,600 Ant. perfume, sweetness stink [v1] smell badly be offensive, be rotten, funk*, have an odor, offend, reek*, smell up, stink to high heaven*; …   New thesaurus

  • stink — [stiŋk] vi. stank or stunk, stunk, stinking [ME stinken < OE stincan, akin to Ger stinken] 1. to give off a strong, unpleasant smell 2. to be very offensive; be hateful or abhorrent 3. Slang to be of low standard or quality; be no good 4 …   English World dictionary

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stink — ► VERB (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1) have a strong unpleasant smell. 2) informal be contemptible or scandalous. ► NOUN 1) a strong, unpleasant smell. 2) informal a row or fuss …   English terms dictionary

  • stink|y — «STIHNG kee», adjective, stink|i|er, stink|i|est. that stinks; stinking: »A dirty, stinky, uncared for closet size section of a great city (Claude Brown) …   Useful english dictionary

  • stink... — stink..., Stink... 〈in Zus.; umg.; verstärkend〉 sehr, äußerst, z. B. stinkfaul, stinkreich, Stinklaune …   Universal-Lexikon

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