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stink
I. \ˈstiŋk\ intransitive verb
(stank \ˈstaŋk, -taiŋk\ ; or stunk \ˈstəŋk\ ; stunk ; stinking ; stinks)
Etymology: Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan to stink, emit a good or bad smell; akin to Middle Dutch stinken to stink, Old High German stinkan to emit a good or bad smell, and probably to Old Norse stökkva to leap, Gothic stinqan to make war
1. : to emit a strong offensive odor
< many of the men stank of cheap liquor — L.C.Douglas >
2. : to be offensive to morality or good taste
< the business stinks to high heaven, and you … wouldn't dare have it aired before a court-martial — D.J.Greene >
also : to be in bad repute
< a scene of atrocities that will make its name stink in history >
3. : to possess something to an offensive degree
< tourists who are stinking with money >
4. : to be extremely or disgustingly bad in quality or execution
< his first performance stank and was mercilessly panned by the critics >
II. noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from stinken, v.
1. : a strong offensive smell : a disgusting odor : stench
2. : an open or public outcry against something offensive : to-do
< made a big stink over being accidentally shortchanged >
3. stinks plural, Britain : natural science as a subject of study
< science is called stinks … and neglected — Spectator > |