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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 [riːk]

vb

1. (intr) to give off or emit a strong unpleasant odour; smell or stink

2. (intr; often foll by of) to be permeated (by); be redolent (of) the letter reeks of subservience

3. (tr) to treat with smoke; fumigate

4. (tr) Chiefly dialect to give off or emit (smoke, fumes, vapour, etc.)

n

1. a strong offensive smell; stink

2. Chiefly dialect smoke or steam; vapour

[Old English rēocan; related to Old Frisian riāka to smoke, Old High German rouhhan, Old Norse rjūka to smoke, steam]

reeking  adj

reekingly  adv

reeky  adj

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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) Your breath reeks.

2. (with of) be redolent of, suggest, smack of, testify to, be characterized by, have all the hallmarks of, bear the stamp of, be permeated by, be suggestive or indicative of The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy.

noun

stink, smell, odour, stench, pong (Brit. informal), effluvium, niff (Brit. slang), malodour, mephitis, fetor He smelt the reek of whisky.

Translations

reek [riːk]

A. N → tufo m, hedor m (of a)

B. VI

1. (= smell) to reek of sth → apestar a algo
he comes home simply reeking (of drink) → vuelve a casa que apesta a alcohol
this reeks of treachery (fig) → esto huele a traición
she reeks with affectation (fig) → su afectación es inaguantable

2. (= smoke) → humear, vahear

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vi

(= smell strongly) → puer, empester
to reek of sth [+ alcohol, sulphur, urine] → puer qch, empester qch
to reek of whisky → puer le whisky, empester le whisky

to reek of hypocrisy → puer l'hypocrisie
to reek of racism → puer le racisme

n (= strong smell) → puanteur f

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n → Gestank m

vi → stinken (of nach)

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reek [riːk] vi to reek of sth → puzzare di qc

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reek [riːk] vi to reek of sth → puzzare di qc

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n reek [riːk]

a strong, usually unpleasant smell. slegte reuk رائِحَه كَريهَه зловоние puch stank der Gestank βρόμα, μπόχα hedor, peste, tufo lehk بوی بد löyhkä puanteur סִרָחוֹן दुर्गन्ध, बदबू isparina, zadah bűz bau busuk stybba puzzo 悪臭 지독한 냄새 smarvė, dvokas smaka; smirdoņa bau busuk stank stank, os odór mau cheiro duhoare, putoare вонь zápach, výpar smrad smrad dålig lukt, stank กลิ่นเหม็น leş gibi/pis koku 惡臭 сморід بد بو mùi hôi thối 臭气

v

to smell strongly (of something). sleg ruik يَبْعَثُ رائِحَةً كَريهَه воня páchnout stinke stinken βρομάω apestar, heder lehkama بوی تند دادن؛ بخار متصاعد کردن löyhkätä puer לְהַסרִיחַ बदबू देना isparivati se, zaudarati bűzlik membusuk lykta illa puzzare 悪臭を放つ 지독한 악취를 내뿜다 smirdėti, dvokti smakot; smirdēt berbau busuk stinken stinke, ose cuchnąć feder a puţi, a mirosi urât вонять páchnuť smrdeti smrdeti lukta illa, stinka เหม็นฉุน leş gibi... kokmak, pis pis... kokmak 散發惡臭 тхнути, смердіти بدبو دینا có mùi hôi thối 散发臭气