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stink
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stink  (stngk)
v. stank (stngk) or stunk (stngk), stunk, stink·ing, stinks
v.intr.
1. To emit a strong foul odor.
2.
a. To be highly offensive or abhorrent.
b. To be in extremely bad repute.
3. Slang To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that stinks with money; a deed that stinks of treachery.
4. Slang
a. To be of an extremely low or bad quality: This job stinks.
b. To have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about his testimony stinks.
v.tr.
To cause to stink: garbage that stinks up the yard.
n.
1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.
2. Slang A scandal or controversy: "the stink over sexual politics in the military" (David Nyhan).
Idiom:
make/raise a stink Slang
To make a great fuss.

[Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, to emit a smell.]

stinky adj.

stink
Noun
1. a strong unpleasant smell
2. make or create or kick up a stink Slang to make a fuss
Verb
[stinking, stank] or stunk;stunk
1. to give off a strong unpleasant smell
2. Slang to be thoroughly bad or unpleasant: the script stinks, the casting stinks [Old English stincan]
stinky adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stinkstink - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
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
Verb1.stink - be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance; "This term paper stinks!"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
2.stink - smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"
smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
smell up, stink out, stink up - cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
smell up, stink out, stink up - cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell

stink
verb 1. reek, pong Brit. (informal) whiff Brit. (slang) stink to high heaven (informal) offend the nostrils
verb 2. (Slang) be bad, be no good, be rotten, be offensive, be abhorrent, have a bad name, be detestable, be held in disrepute
noun 3. stench, pong Brit. (informal) foul smell, foulness, malodour, fetor, noisomeness
noun 4. (Slang) fuss, to-do, row, upset, scandal, stir, disturbance, uproar, commotion, rumpus, hubbub, brouhaha, deal of trouble (informal)
Translations
stink [stɪŋk] nhedor m; tufo
vi [pt stank, pp stunk] [stæŋk, stʌŋk]heder, apestar

stink [stɪŋk] npuanteur f
vi [stank , pt , stunk , pp ] [stæŋk, stʌŋk]puer, empester

stink [stɪŋk] [stank , pt , stunk , pp ] nGestank m
vistinken

stink [stɪŋk] nfetore m; puzzo
vi [pt stank, pp stunk] [stæŋk, stʌŋk]puzzare

stink
v stink [stiŋk]
to have a very bad smell That fish stinks; The house stinks of cats. stink يُنْتِن воня páchnout stinke stinken βρομάω apestar lehkama بوي بد دادن löyhkätä puer לְהַסרִיחַ बदबू आना या करना smrdjeti, zaudarati bűzlik berbau busuk lykta illa puzzare 悪臭を放つ 악취를 풍기다 dvokti, smirdėti smakot; smirdēt berbau busuk stinken stinke, lukte vondt śmierdzieć cheirar mal a puţi, a mirosi urât вонять páchnuť smrdeti smrdeti stinka ส่งกลิ่นเหม็น kötü/pis kokmak 發惡臭 смердіти بد بو خارج کرنا có mùi khó chịu, hôi thối
n
a very bad smell What a stink! stank رائِحَةٌ مُنْتِنَه смрад puch stank der Gestank βρόμα peste, hedor lehk بوي بد löyhkä puanteur סִירָחוֹן दुर्गन्ध, बदबू smrad, smrdež bűz bau busuk fÿla puzza, fetore 悪臭 악취 dvokas, smarvė smirdoņa bau busuk stank stank, vond lukt smród fedor du­hoare, putoare вонь pach smrad smrad stank กลิ่นเหม็น pis/berbat koku 惡臭 сморід بد بو mùi khó chịu, hôi thối


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