stink
(stĭngk)
[Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, to emit a smell.]
verb: stank (stăngk) or stunk (stŭngk), stunk, stink·ing, stinks.
intransitive verb
- To emit a strong foul odor.
- To be highly offensive or abhorrent.
- To be in extremely bad repute.
- Slang To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that stinks with money; a deed that stinks of treachery.
- Slang
- To be of an extremely low or bad quality: This job stinks.
- To have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about his testimony stinks.
transitive verb
- To cause to stink: garbage that stinks up the yard.
noun
- A strong offensive odor; a stench. See synonyms at stench
- Slang A scandal or controversy: “the stink over sexual politics in the military” (David Nyhan)
idioms
- make a stink
- To make a great fuss.
derivatives
- stinḱy
- adjective
