Stink

Pronunciation

• enPR: stÄ­ngk, IPA: /stɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Origin

From Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, from Proto-Germanic *stinkanÄ…. Compare Dutch stinken, German stinken, Swedish stinka.

Full definition of stink

Verb

1. (intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.
2. (intransitive, informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.
3. (intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
4. (transitive) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Synonyms

• (have a strong bad smell) pong, reek
• (be greatly inferior) suck, blow
• (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth) be fishy

Derived terms

• stink up
• stink out

Noun

1. A strong bad smell.
2. (informal) A complaint or objection.If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
3. (in plural stinks, slang) chemistry as a subject taught in school
4. (slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.The concert was stink.

Synonyms

• (strong bad smell) fetor, odour/odor, pong, reek, smell, stench
• (informal: complaint or objection)
• (slang: chemistry)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• knits, skint, tinks