[verb] [I], [noun] [U] [informal] - (to have) a strong, esp. unpleasant smellHer breath reeked of/with garlic.The room was filled with the reek of stale beer and cigarettes.(figurative) His promotion reeks of (= seems to be a result of) favouritism.See study section: Smells
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Meaning of REEK in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012