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stink
(stĭngk)v. stank (stăngk) or stunk (stŭngk), stunk, stink·ing, stinks
v.intr.
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 have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that is stinking with money; an act that stinks of jealousy.
v.tr.
To cause to stink: garbage that stinks up the yard.
n.
Idiom: 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).
make/raise a stink Slang
To make a great fuss.
[Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, to emit a smell.]
stink′y adj.
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stink
(stɪŋk)n
1. a strong foul smell; stench
2. slang a great deal of trouble (esp in the phrase to make or raise a stink)
3. like stink intensely; furiously
vb (mainly intr) , stinks, stinking, stank, stunk or stunk
4. to emit a foul smell
5. slang to be thoroughly bad or abhorrent: this town stinks.
6. informal to have a very bad reputation: his name stinks.
7. to be of poor quality
8. slang (foll by: of or with) to have or appear to have an excessive amount (of money)
9. informal (usually foll by: up) to cause to stink
[Old English stincan; related to Old Saxon stinkan, German stinken, Old Norse stökkva to burst; see stench]
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stink
(stɪŋk)v. stank, often, stunk; stunk; stink•ing; v.i.
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).
v.t. 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.
[before 900; Old English stincan, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German stinken, Old High German stinchan; compare stench]
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stink
Past participle: stunk
Gerund: stinking
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| Noun | 1. |  stink - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasantodour, 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" |
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
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stink
verb
1. reek, pong (Brit. informal), whiff (Brit. slang), stink to high heaven (informal), offend the nostrils We all stank and nobody minded.
2. (Slang) be bad, be no good, be rotten, be offensive, be abhorrent, have a bad name, be detestable, be held in disrepute I think their methods stink.
noun
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stink
verbTo have or give off a foul odor:
Idiom: smell to high heaven.
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Translations
رائحَةٌ كَرِيهَةرائِحَةٌ مُنْتِنَهيَنْتِـنُيُنْتِن
smradsmrdětpáchnoutpuch
stankstinke
haistahajulemulemutalöyhkä
smradsmrditi
bűzlik
fÿlalykta illa
悪臭悪臭を放つ臭い臭うくだらない
악취악취가 나다
smakotsmirdētsmirdoņa
smradsmrdeti
stankstinkavara urusel
กลิ่นเหม็นส่งกลิ่นเหม็น
có mùi khó chịumùi hôi
stink
[stɪŋk] (stank (vb: pt) (stunk (pp)))A. N
1. (= smell) → peste f, hedor m
a stink of → un hedor a ...
the stink of corruption → el olor a corrupción
a stink of → un hedor a ...
the stink of corruption → el olor a corrupción
B. VI
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
stink
[ˈstɪŋk]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stink
vb: pret <stank>, ptp <stunk>n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stink
[stɪŋk] (stank (vb: pt) (stunk (pp)))1. n → puzza, fetore m
to raise or kick up a stink (fig) (fam) → scatenare un putiferio, piantare un casino
to raise or kick up a stink (fig) (fam) → scatenare un putiferio, piantare un casino
2. vi to stink (of) → puzzare (di)
it stinks in here → che puzza c'è qui
it stinks to high heaven → puzza tremendamente
the whole thing stinks (fig) (fam) → tutta la faccenda puzza
it stinks in here → che puzza c'è qui
it stinks to high heaven → puzza tremendamente
the whole thing stinks (fig) (fam) → tutta la faccenda puzza
3. vt (also stink out) (room) → appestare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stink
(stiŋk) – past tense stank (staŋk) : past participle stunk (staŋk) – verb to have a very bad smell. That fish stinks; The house stinks of cats.
noun a very bad smell. What a stink!
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stink
→ رائحَةٌ كَرِيهَة, يَنْتِـنُ smrad, smrdět stank, stinke Gestank, stinken βρομάω, δυσωδία apestar, hedor lemu, lemuta puanteur, puer smrad, smrditi puzza, puzzare 悪臭, 悪臭を放つ 악취, 악취가 나다 stank, stinken stank, stinke śmierdzieć, smród cheirar mal, feder, fedor, mau cheiro вонь, вонять stank, stinka กลิ่นเหม็น, ส่งกลิ่นเหม็น leş gibi kokma, leş gibi kokmak có mùi khó chịu, mùi hôi 发臭, 臭味Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stink
n. olor desagradable, mal olor.
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