stɪŋk v. & n. --v. (past
stank or
stunk;
past part. stunk) 1 intr.
emit a
strong offensive smell. 2 tr. (often foll. by out)
fill (a place)
with a stink. 3 tr. (foll. by
out etc.)
drive (a person) out etc. by a stink. 4 intr. colloq. be or
seem very unpleasant,
contemptible, or scandalous. 5 intr. (foll. by of) colloq.
have plenty of (esp. money). --n. 1 a strong or offensive smell; a
stench. 2 colloq. a row or
fuss (the
affair caused
quite a stink). ølike stink colloq. intensely; extremely
hard or fast etc. (working like stink). stink
bomb a
device emitting a stink
when exploded. [OE stincan ult. f. WG:
cf. STENCH]