stink

[ stingk ]

/ stɪŋk /

verb (used without object), stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stink·ing.

to emit a strong offensive smell.

to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor.

Informal. to be disgustingly inferior: That book stinks.

Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usually followed by of or with): They stink of money. She stinks with jewelry.

verb (used with object), stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stink·ing.

to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often followed by up): an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage.

noun

a strong offensive smell; stench.

Informal. an unpleasant fuss; scandal: There was a big stink about his accepting a bribe.

stinks, (used with a singular verb) British Slang. chemistry as a course of study.

Verb Phrases

stink out, to repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell.

Origin of stink

before 900; (v.) Middle English stinken, Old English stincan; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; cognate with German stinken. (v.); cf. stench

SYNONYMS FOR stink

1 reek.

OTHER WORDS FROM stink

out·stink, verb (used with object), out·stank or, often, out·stunk; out·stunk; out·stink·ing.

Words nearby stink

stinging tree, stingless bee, stingo, stingray, stingy, stink, stink ball, stink bomb, stink bug, stink out, stink stone

British Dictionary definitions for stink out (1 of 2)

stink out

verb (tr, adverb)

to drive out or away by a foul smell

British to cause to stink the smell of orange peel stinks out the room

British Dictionary definitions for stink out (2 of 2)

stink

/ (stɪŋk) /

noun

a strong foul smell; stench

slang a great deal of trouble (esp in the phrase to make or raise a stink)

like stink intensely; furiously

verb stinks, stinking, stank, stunk or stunk (mainly intr)

to emit a foul smell

slang to be thoroughly bad or abhorrent this town stinks

informal to have a very bad reputation his name stinks

to be of poor quality

(foll by of or with) slang to have or appear to have an excessive amount (of money)

(tr usually foll by up) informal to cause to stink

Word Origin for stink

Old English stincan; related to Old Saxon stinkan, German stinken, Old Norse stökkva to burst; see stench

Idioms and Phrases with stink out

stink

In addition to the idiom beginning with stink

stink to high heaven

also see:

big stink
make a stink
smell (stink) up

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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stink

verb (used without object), stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stink·ing.

verb (used with object), stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stink·ing.

noun

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Origin of stink

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British Dictionary definitions for stink out (1 of 2)

verb (tr, adverb)

British Dictionary definitions for stink out (2 of 2)

noun

verb stinks, stinking, stank, stunk or stunk (mainly intr)

Word Origin for stink

Idioms and Phrases with stink out

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

stink

verb (used without object), stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stink·ing.

verb (used with object), stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stink·ing.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of stink

SYNONYMS FOR stink

OTHER WORDS FROM stink

Words nearby stink

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verb (tr, adverb)

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noun

verb stinks, stinking, stank, stunk or stunk (mainly intr)

Word Origin for stink

Idioms and Phrases with stink out

British Dictionary definitions for stink out (1 of 2)