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.