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