stink /stɪŋk/
–verb (used without object)
1. to emit a strong offensive smell.
2. to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor.
3. Informal. to be disgustingly inferior: That book stinks.
4. Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usually fol. by of or with): They stink of money. She stinks with jewelry.
–verb (used with object) 5. to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often fol. by up): an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage.
–noun 6. a strong offensive smell; stench.
7. Informal. an unpleasant fuss; scandal: There was a big stink about his accepting a bribe.
8. stinks, (used with a singular verb) British Slang. chemistry as a course of study.
—Verb phrase 9. stink out, to repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell.
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