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Stank

/stæŋk/

To have a strong bad smell.

📖 Definitions of "Stank"

verb
  1. 1

    To have a strong bad smell.

  2. 2

    To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

    "That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end."

  3. 3

    To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

    "Something stinks about the politician's excuses."

  4. 4

    To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stank"

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WordDefinition
pissantnoun(slang, derogatory) An insignificant person.
stankynoun(slang) smelly; stinky
stinkin'(US, dialect, nonstandard) stinking
astinkStinking.
stinksomeCharacterised or marked by stinking.
stenchynounHaving a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
foul-smellingHaving an unpleasant odor.
fetidFoul-smelling, stinking.
ranknounA row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
skunkynounResembling a skunk; especially, having a strong or unpleasant odor or (of food, drink) taste.
foulsmellingAlternative form of foul-smelling. [Having an unpleasant odor.]
smellyHaving a bad smell.
funky(slang, UK, US) Cool; great; excellent.
stenchsomeCharacterised or marked by stench
liftinnoun(Ottawa Valley) Heavenly; Upon the sky.
blacknoun(countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
areekIn a reeking condition; having a strong odour.
filthyCovered with filth; very dirty.
malodorousHaving a bad odor.
reekynounEmitting a reek; smelly.

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