(~s, ~ing, stank, stunk)
1.
To ~ means to smell extremely unpleasant.
Get away from me–your breath ~s...
The place ~s of fried onions...
The pond stank like a sewer.
VERB: V, V of n, V like n
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Stink is also a noun.
He was aware of the ~ of stale beer on his breath...
N-SING
~ing
They were locked up in a ~ing cell.
ADJ
2.
If you say that something ~s, you mean that you disapprove of it because it involves ideas, feelings, or practices that you do not like. (INFORMAL)
I think their methods ~...
The whole thing ~s of political corruption.
VERB: V, V of n disapproval
3.
If someone makes a ~ about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice. (INFORMAL)
The tabloid press kicked up a ~ about his seven-day visit.
= fuss
N-SING: a N