stink


Definition: Meaning of, stink in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɪŋk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
stink stank stunk
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stinking stinks
[intransitive]
  1. to have a strong and very unpleasant smell
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  2. spoken used to say that something is bad, unfair, dishonest etc
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[countable usually singular]
  1. a very bad smell [=  stench]
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  2. cause/kick up/make etc a stink to complain very strongly
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  3. work/run/go like stink British English old-fashioned to work etc as fast and as well as you can
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stink used in phrases

  • make a stink (verb)
    1. take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent
  • raise a stink (verb)
    1. take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent
  • stink bell (noun)
    1. a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields
  • stink bomb (noun)
    1. a small container that produces an extremely bad smell when it is broken
  • stink bug (noun)
    1. any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea that make a foul smell
  • stink fly (noun)
    1. pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
  • stink up (verb)
    1. cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
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stink used in phrasal verbs

  • stink out (phrasal verb)
    1. to make a place smell very unpleasant
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