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stink

1 stink /ˈstɪŋk/ verb
stinks; stank /ˈstæŋk/ or stunk /ˈstʌŋk/ ; stunk; stinking
1 stink
/ˈstɪŋk/
verb
stinks; stank /ˈstæŋk/ or stunk /ˈstʌŋk/ ; stunk; stinking
Britannica Dictionary definition of STINK
[no object]
: to have a very bad smell
often + of sometimes used figuratively
informal
: to do something very poorly
: to be very low in quality
: to be very unpleasant, unfair, etc.

stink up

(US) [phrasal verb] or British stink out
stink (something) up/out or stink up/out (something)
: to give a very bad smell to (something)

stink up the joint

see 1joint
2 stink /ˈstɪŋk/ noun
2 stink
/ˈstɪŋk/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of STINK
[singular]
informal : a situation in which someone complains in a very angry and often public way