reek

reek  (rk)

v. reeked, reek·ing, reeks

v.intr.

1. To smoke, steam, or fume.

2. To be pervaded by something unpleasant: "This document ... reeks of self-pity and self-deception" Christopher Hitchens.

3. To give off or become permeated with a strong unpleasant odor: "Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water" Garrison Keillor.

v.tr.

1. To emit or exude (smoke, for example).

2. To process or treat by exposing to the action of smoke.

n.

1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.

2. Vapor; steam.

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[Middle English reken, to emit smoke, from Old English rocan, and rcan, to expose to smoke; see reug- in Indo-European roots.]

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reeker n.

reeky adj.

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reek

Verb

1. to give off a strong unpleasant smell

2. reek of to give a strong suggestion of: the scene had reeked of insincerity

3. Dialect to give off smoke or fumes

Noun

1. a strong unpleasant smell

2. Dialect smoke or steam [Old English rēocan]

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Reek a pile of corn or hay—Johnson, 1755.

Examples: the snow was reek up, 1886; reek of corn, 1780.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reek - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, stench, stink, mephitis odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" niff, pong - an unpleasant smell
Verb	1.	reek - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" smack, smell paint a picture, suggest, evoke - call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"
	2.	reek - smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" stink smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
	3.	reek - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face fume exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
	4.	reek - give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun" give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

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verb 1. stink, smell, pong Brit. (informal) smell to high heaven, hum (slang)

verb 2. (with of) be redolent of, suggest, smack of, testify to, be characterized by, bear the stamp of, be permeated by, be suggestive or indicative of

noun 3. stink, smell, odour, stench, pong Brit. (informal) effluvium, niff Brit. (slang) malodour, mephitis, fetor

Translations

reek [riːk] vi to reek (of) → oler or apestar (a)

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reek [riːk] vi to reek (of) → puer, empester

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reek [riːk] vi to reek (of) (lit, fig) → stinken (nach)

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reek [riːk] vi to reek (of) → puzzare (di)