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1stink Listen to audio/ˈstɪŋk/ verb
stinks; stank Listen to audio/ˈstæŋk/ or stunk Listen to audio/ˈstʌŋk/; stunk stink·ing
[no obj] 1 : to have a very bad smell
These dirty clothes stink. Something stinks in here.often + of His clothes stank of dead fish.sometimes used figuratively Something stinks about his story. [=something about his story does not seem true or honest] The whole project stinks of corruption.
2 informal a : to do something very poorly
I stink at golf. [=I'm a very bad golfer]
b : to be very low in quality
The movie stunk. [=the movie was very bad] The food is good at that restaurant, but the service stinks.
c : to be very unpleasant, unfair, etc.
Having a root canal stinks. It stinks that you can't stay longer. [=I'm very sorry/disappointed that you can't stay longer]
stink up (US) or Brit stink out [phrasal verb]
stink (something) up/out or stink up/out (something) : to give a very bad smell to (something)
His cigars stink up the house.
stink up the jointsee 1joint

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