- pronunciation:
- stIngk
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
stinks, stinking, stank, stunk |
| definition 1: |
to give off a strong and bad smell.
The dog stank after he went swimming in the river.- similar words:
- reek, smell
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to be not very good or of very low quality.
His singing stinks. |
| definition 3: |
to cause to have a bad smell (often followed by "up").
Cigar smoke stank up the room. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a strong, bad smell.
There was an awful stink in the house after the flood.- antonyms:
- fragrance
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odor |
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In Old English,
stink meant "to give off a smell (of any kind)." By 1200, only a strong and offensive smell was called a "stink."