Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stink
Stink
stink
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). Phrases and idioms like stink colloq. intensely; extremely hard or fast etc. (working like stink). stink bomb a device emitting a stink when exploded. Etymology: OE stincan ult. f. WG: cf. STENCH
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I. intransitive verb (stank or stunk; stunk; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stincan; akin to Old High German ~an to emit a smell Date: before 12th century to emit a strong offensive odor , to be offensive , to possess something to an offensive degree , to be extremely bad or unpleasant , ~y adjective II. noun Date: 13th century a strong offensive odor ; stench, a public outcry against something ; fuss ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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