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STANK
STINK
reek, stink
(verb) smell badly and offensively; “The building reeks of smoke”
stink
(verb) be extremely bad in quality or in one’s performance; “This term paper stinks!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
stank
simple past tense of stink
Etymology 2
Adjective
stank (not comparable)
(African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
Etymology 3
Noun
stank (plural stanks)
(UK, dialect) Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
(UK, dialect) A dam or mound to stop water.
Etymology 4
Adjective
stank (comparative more stank, superlative most stank)
(obsolete) weak; worn out
Etymology 5
Compare Swedish word, meaning "to pant".
Verb
stank (third-person singular simple present stanks, present participle stanking, simple past and past participle stanked)
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To sigh.
Anagrams
• tanks
Source: Wiktionary
Stank, a. Etym: [OF. estanc, or It. stanco. See Stanch, a.]
Definition: Weak; worn out. [Obs.] Spenser.
Stank, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Sw. stånka to pant. *165.]
Definition: To sigh. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Stank, imp. of Stink.
Definition: Stunk.
Stank, n. Etym: [OF. estang, F. étang, from L. stagnum a pool. Cf. Stagnate, Tank a cistern.]
1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool water. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Robert of Brunne.
2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.] Stank hen (Zoöl.), the moor hen; -- called also stankie. [Prov. Eng.]
STINK
Stink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stunk, Stank (, p. pr. & vb. n. Stinking.] Etym: [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stökkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. Stench.]
Definition: To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
Stink, v. t.
Definition: To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
Stink, n. Etym: [AS. stinc.]
Definition: A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. Fire stink. See under Fire.
– Stink-fire lance. See under Lance.
– Stink rat (Zoöl.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.] -- Stink shad (Zoöl.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.] Stink trap, a stench trap. See under Stench.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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