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ri:k 1. noun(a strong, usually unpleasant smell.) stank, os2. verb(to smell strongly (of something).) stinke, oseos--------stankIsubst. \/riːk\/1) damp, dunst2) dårlig lukt, stank, os3) (skotsk, nordengelsk) røykIIverb \/riːk\/1) ( også overført) lukte (ille), stinke, ose2) dampe, ryke, osereek of something ( også overført) ose av noe, stinke noe
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reek — [[t]ri͟ːk[/t]] reeks, reeking, reeked 1) VERB To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it. [V of n] Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke... The entire house reeked for a long time. Syn: stink N SIN … English dictionary
reek — [ri:k] v [: Old English; Origin: reocan] to have a strong bad smell = ↑stink ▪ This room absolutely reeks. reek of ▪ He reeked of sweat. >reek[i] n [singular] ▪ the reek of cigarettes and beer reek of [reek of … Dictionary of contemporary English
reek — [ rik ] verb intransitive 1. ) to have a strong unpleasant smell: STINK: reek of: The boat reeked of fish. 2. ) LITERARY to make you think that something unpleasant is involved in a particular situation: reek of: The whole place reeked of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reek — ► VERB 1) have a foul smell. 2) (reek of) be suggestive of (something unpleasant). 3) archaic give off smoke, steam, or fumes. ► NOUN 1) a foul smell. 2) chiefly Scottish smoke … English terms dictionary
reek — UK [riːk] / US [rɪk] verb [intransitive] Word forms reek : present tense I/you/we/they reek he/she/it reeks present participle reeking past tense reeked past participle reeked 1) to have a strong unpleasant smell reek of: The boat reeked of fish … English dictionary
reek — /rik / (say reek) noun 1. a strong, unpleasant smell. 2. vapour or steam. –verb (i) 3. to smell strongly and unpleasantly. 4. to give off steam, smoke, etc. 5. to be wet with sweat, blood, etc. –verb (t) 6. to expose to or treat with smoke. 7. to …
reek — [OE] Reek originally meant ‘smoke’ (Edinburgh was called Auld [old] Reekie because of its smoky chimneys, not because it smelled). The word came from a prehistoric Germanic *raukiz, which also produced German rauch, refer 418 Dutch rook, Swedish… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
reek — [[t]rik[/t]] v. i. 1) to smell strongly and unpleasantly 2) to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant 3) to give off steam, smoke, etc 4) to be wet with sweat, blood, etc 5) to give off; emit; exude 6) to expose to or treat with smoke 7)… … From formal English to slang
reek — [OE] Reek originally meant ‘smoke’ (Edinburgh was called Auld [old] Reekie because of its smoky chimneys, not because it smelled). The word came from a prehistoric Germanic *raukiz, which also produced German rauch, Dutch rook, Swedish rök, and… … Word origins
reek — 1 verb (I) 1 to smell strongly and unpleasantly of something: This room absolutely reeks. (+ of): His breath reeked of garlic. 2 to seem to be strongly connected with something bad or unpleasant (+ of): The whole business reeks of dishonesty. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reek — reeker, n. reekingly, adv. reeky, adj. /reek/, n. 1. a strong, unpleasant smell. 2. vapor or steam. v.i. 3. to smell strongly and unpleasantly. 4. to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive. 5. to give off steam, smoke … Universalium