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- Dictionarystink/stɪŋk/
verb
- 1. have a strong unpleasant smell: "the place stank like a sewer" Similar
- 2. be very unpleasant, contemptible, or scandalous: informal "he thinks the values of our society stink" Similar
noun
- 1. a strong unpleasant smell; a stench: "the stink of the place hit me as I went in" Similar
- 2. a row or fuss: informal "a silly move now would kick up a stink we couldn't handle" Similar
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"
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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.
1. : to emit a strong offensive odor. stank of urine. 2. : to be offensive. the election stank of corruption. also: to be in bad repute. 3. : to possess something to an offensive degree. stinking with wealth. 4. : to be extremely bad or unpleasant. the performance stank. that news really stinks. stinky.
1. a strong foul smell; stench. 2. slang. a great deal of trouble (esp in the phrase to make or raise a stink) 3. See like stink. verb Word forms: stinks, stinking, stank or stunk, stunk (mainly intr) 4. to emit a foul smell.
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.
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)
To be of low standard or quality; be no good. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. 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. Similar definitions. To have much or an excess. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (3)
1. To emit a strong foul odor: The basement stinks of mildew. 2. Slang. a. To be of an extremely low or bad quality: These golf clubs stink. b. To be in extremely bad repute: His name has stunk ever since that scandal. c. To be morally offensive or have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about her testimony stinks. d.
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.
1. To stink means to smell very bad. [...] 2. 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. [informal, disapproval] [...] 3. If someone makes a stink about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice.
STINK definition: 1. to smell very bad: 2. to be very bad and dishonest: 3. to complain about something in a…. Learn more.
