26984 words

stinks

7 definitions • 11 examples
1
to smell very unpleasant:

Examples:

Your feet stink!
The morning after the party, the whole house stank of beer and cigarettes.
He hadn't showered for over a week and stank to high heaven (= a lot).
The woman next to me sprayed on some perfume and stank out the whole place (= filled it with an unpleasant smell).
2
to be extremely bad or unpleasant:

Examples:

I think her whole attitude stinks.
His acting stinks but he looks good, so he's offered lots of movie roles.
3

Examples:

The stink of rotting seaweed was strong along the seashore.
4
to smell very unpleasant:

Examples:

[ I ] Your feet stink.
5
to be extremely bad or unpleasant:

Examples:

The music scene here stinks.
6
a negative reaction from a group of people or from the public:

Examples:

City employees are raising a stink over the plan.
7
a very unpleasant smell:

Examples:

I can’t stand the stink of rotten meat.

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