STINK

malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis

(noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

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

Verb

stink (third-person singular simple present stinks, present participle stinking, simple past stunk or stank, past participle stunk)

(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

(intransitive, informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

(intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

(transitive) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Synonyms

• (have a strong bad smell): pong, reek

• (be greatly inferior): suck, blow (both slightly vulgar)

• (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth): be fishy

Noun

stink (plural stinks)

A strong bad smell.

(informal) A complaint or objection.

(slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.

Synonyms

• (strong bad smell): fetor, odour/odor, pong, reek, smell, stench

• (informal: complaint or objection)

• (slang: chemistry)

Adjective

stink (comparative more stink, superlative most stink)

(Caribbean, Guyana) Bad-smelling, stinky.

Anagrams

• knits, sinkt, skint, snikt, tinks

Source: Wiktionary

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