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   stink

   /stɪŋk/

   verb

   • 1. have a strong unpleasant smell: "the place stank like a sewer" Similar reeksmell foul/bad/disgustingstink/smell to high heavengive off a bad smell
   • 2. be very unpleasant, contemptible, or scandalous: informal "he thinks the values of our society stink" Similar be very unpleasantbe abhorrentbe despicablebe contemptiblebe disgustingbe vilebe foulinformal:suck

   noun

   • 1. a strong unpleasant smell; a stench: "the stink of the place hit me as I went in" Similar stenchreekfoul smellbad smellfetidnesseffluviummalodourmalodorousnessmiasmainformal:pongniffhumguffrhyming slang:pen and inkinformal:funkrare:fetormephitisnoisomeness
   • 2. a row or fuss: informal "a silly move now would kick up a stink we couldn't handle" Similar fusscommotionrumpusruckustroubleoutcryuproarbrouhahafuroreinformal:song and danceto-docarry-onhoo-harowkerfufflefoofaraw

   adjective

   • 1. having a strong unpleasant smell: "‘What you doing with that stink dog?’"
   • 2. contemptible; corrupt: "the whole episode is so stink that the principal asked for an immediate transfer of the teacher"

   Word Origin Old Englishstincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to stench.

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   What does smell mean in slang?

   • 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be offensive to propriety. 3. Informal. to be disgustingly inferior. 4. Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usu. fol. by of or with). 5. to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often fol. by up). n. 6. a strong offensive smell; stench. 7. Informal. an unpleasant fuss; scandal.

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   Is stink a noun or noun?

   • Stink is also a noun. The stink was overpowering. They were locked up in a stinking cell. If you say that something stinks, you mean that you disapprove of it because it involves ideas, feelings, or practices that you do not like. I think their methods stink. [VERB] The whole thing stinks of political corruption. [VERB + of]

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   What does stench mean?

   • d. To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that is stinking with money; an act that stinks of jealousy. 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).

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   to be extremely bad or unpleasant: I think her whole attitude stinks. His acting stinks but he looks good, so he's offered lots of movie roles. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   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)

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   When things stink, they smell terrible. If you throw food scraps in your kitchen trash can, it will eventually start to stink. You can say that something stinks — your dog's breath, or your brother's feet — and you can call the offensive odor itself a stink.

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   Stink means to emit a strong foul odor or to be of low quality or reputation. It can also be a noun for a stench or a scandal. See synonyms, examples and translations of stink.