STINK


Meaning of STINK in English

n. 25B6; verb

his clothes stank of sweat : REEK, smell (foul/bad/disgusting), stink/smell to high heaven.

(informal) the whole idea stinks : BE VERY UNPLEASANT, be abhorrent, be despicable, be contemptible, be disgusting, be vile, be foul; N. Amer. informal suck.

(informal) the whole affair stinks of a set-up : SMACK, reek, give the impression, have all the hallmarks; strongly suggest.

25B6; noun

the stink of sweat : STENCH, reek, foul/bad smell, malodour; Brit. informal pong, niff, hum; Scottish informal guff; N. Amer. informal funk; poetic/literary miasma.

(informal) she kicked up a stink : FUSS, commotion, rumpus, ruckus, trouble, outcry, uproar, brouhaha, furore; informal song and dance, to-do, kerfuffle, hoo-ha; Brit. informal row, carry-on.

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