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stink - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stink' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stink [ n.]
- A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.
2 . Stink [ v. i.]
- To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
3 . Stink [ v. t.]
- To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Meaning of 'stink' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stink [ v]
Meaning (1):
- smell badly and offensively
Example in sentence:
  • The building reeks of smoke
Meaning (2):
- be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
Example in sentence:
  • This term paper stinks!