stink

[Stink]

When things stink, they smell terrible. If you throw food scraps in your kitchen trash can, it will eventually start to stink.

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To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

Noun
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Verb
smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"

Verb
be extremely bad in quality or in one''s performance; "This term paper stinks!"


v. i.
To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

v. t.
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

n.
A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.


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'94kkva 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.

Stink

Stink, v. t. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Stink

Stink, n. [AS. stinc.] A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. Fire stink. See under Fire. -- Stink-fire lance. See under Lance. -- Stink rat (Zo'94l.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.] -- Stink shad (Zo'94l.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.] Stink trap, a stench trap. See under Stench.

To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.

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Usage Examples

The New York art world readily proves people wrong. Just when folks say that things stink and flibbertigibbet critics wish the worst on us all because we're not pure enough, good omens appear.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I hate to say this, but I'll repeat it: After death, all we know that you do is stink.

At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than make such a big stink that nobody can trust to work with you. It's very important in an environment of a big institution that people don't feel threatened that you're going to expose them in any way.

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