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• stink — ► VERB (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1) have a strong unpleasant smell. 2) informal be contemptible or scandalous. ► NOUN 1) a strong, unpleasant smell. 2) informal a row or fuss …   English terms dictionary

• stink — The past tense of the verb is stank and the past participle is stunk. Stunk is occasionally used for the past tense, especially in North America and in figurative meanings • (A lot of it stunk of racism weblog, CanE 2004) …   Modern English usage

• stink — O.E. stincan emit a smell of any kind (class III strong verb; past tense stonc), from W.Gmc. *stenkwanan (Cf. O.S. stincan, O.H.G. stinkan, Du. stinken), from the root of STENCH (Cf. stench). O.E. swote stincan to smell sweet, but offensive sense …   Etymology dictionary

• stink — stink1 S3 [stıŋk] v past tense stank [stæŋk] past participle stunk [stʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: stincan] 1.) to have a strong and very unpleasant smell ▪ It stinks in here! stink of ▪ His breath stank of alcohol. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stink — 1 past tense stank, past participle stunk verb (I) 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell: That paint stinks! (+ of): The place stank of old fish. | it stinks: It stinks of smoke in here. | stink to high heaven (=stink very much) 2 it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stink — stink1 [ stıŋk ] (past tense stank [ stæŋk ] or stunk [ stʌŋk ] ; past participle stunk) verb intransitive INFORMAL 1. ) to smell very unpleasant: This cheese stinks! stink of: The kitchen stank of smoke. it stinks: It really stinks in here. 2. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stink — I UK [stɪŋk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stink : present tense I/you/we/they stink he/she/it stinks present participle stinking past tense stank UK [stæŋk] / US or stunk UK [stʌŋk] / US past participle stunk informal 1) to smell very… …   English dictionary

• stink — v. & n. v. (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1 intr. emit a strong offensive smell. 2 tr. (often foll. by out) fill (a place) with a stink. 3 tr. (foll. by out etc.) drive (a person) out etc. by a stink. 4 intr. colloq. be or seem very… …   Useful english dictionary

• stink out — verb cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell • Syn: ↑stink up, ↑smell up • Hypernyms: ↑odorize, ↑odourise, ↑scent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

• stink — verb (past stank or stunk; past participle stunk) 1》 have a strong unpleasant smell.     ↘(stink a place out) informal fill a place with such a smell. 2》 informal be contemptible or scandalous.     ↘(stink of) be highly suggestive of (something… …   English new terms dictionary

• stink out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stink out : present tense I/you/we/they stink out he/she/it stinks out present participle stinking out past tense stank out or stunk out past participle stunk out to make a place smell very unpleasant I ve had …   English dictionary