Stink Definition
stĭngk
stank, stinking, stinks, stunk
verb
stank, stinking, stinks, stunk
To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
Webster's New World
To be of low standard or quality; be no good.
Webster's New World
To be in extremely bad repute.
His name has stunk ever since that scandal.
American Heritage
To be very offensive; be hateful or abhorrent.
Webster's New World
To have much or an excess.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- perfume
- be excellent
- be good
noun
stinks
A strong, unpleasant smell; stench.
Webster's New World
A strong public reaction, as one of outrage, censure, protest, etc.
Webster's New World
A scandal or controversy.
American Heritage
(in plural stinks, slang) Chemistry (as a subject taught in school)
Wiktionary
(informal) A complaint or objection.
If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
Wiktionary
idiom
make
- To make a great fuss.
American Heritage
stink up
- to cause to stink
Webster's New World
Origin of Stink
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From Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, from Proto-Germanic *stinkanÄ…. Compare Dutch stinken, German stinken, Swedish stinka.
From Wiktionary
Middle English stinken from Old English stincan to emit a smell
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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