Stink Definition

stĭngk
stank, stinking, stinks, stunk
verb
stank, stinking, stinks, stunk
To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
Webster's New World
To be of low standard or quality; be no good.
Webster's New World
To be in extremely bad repute.
His name has stunk ever since that scandal.
American Heritage
To be very offensive; be hateful or abhorrent.
Webster's New World
To have much or an excess.
Webster's New World
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  • perfume
  • be excellent
  • be good
noun
stinks
A strong, unpleasant smell; stench.
Webster's New World
A strong public reaction, as one of outrage, censure, protest, etc.
Webster's New World
A scandal or controversy.
American Heritage

(in plural stinks, slang) Chemistry (as a subject taught in school)

Wiktionary

(informal) A complaint or objection.

If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
Wiktionary
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idiom
make
  • To make a great fuss.
American Heritage
stink up
  • to cause to stink
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Stink

Noun

Singular:
stink
Plural:
stinks

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Stink

Origin of Stink

  • From Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, from Proto-Germanic *stinkanÄ…. Compare Dutch stinken, German stinken, Swedish stinka.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English stinken from Old English stincan to emit a smell

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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