[reek] n [ME rek, fr. OE rec; akin to OHG rouh smoke] (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly dial: smoke
2: vapor, fog
3: a strong or disagreeable fume or odor
[2]reek vi (bef. 12c) 1: to emit smoke or vapor
2. a: to give off or become permeated with a strong or offensive odor b: to give a strong impression of some constituent quality or feature "a neighborhood that ~s of poverty"
3: emanate ~ vt 1: to subject to the action of smoke or vapor
2: exude, give off "a politician who ~s charm" -- reek.er n -- reeky adj