Definitions for stink
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis(verb)

   a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

2. stink(verb)

   be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance

   "This term paper stinks!"

3. reek, stink(verb)

   smell badly and offensively

   "The building reeks of smoke"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stink(Noun)

   A strong bad smell.

   Etymology: From stincan.

2. stink(Noun)

   A complaint or objection.

   If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.

   Etymology: From stincan.

3. stink(Noun)

   chemistry

   Etymology: From stincan.

4. stink(Noun)

   A failure or unfortunate event.

   The concert was stink.

   Etymology: From stincan.

5. stink(Verb)

   To have a strong bad smell.

   Etymology: From stincan.

6. stink(Verb)

   To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

   That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.

   Etymology: From stincan.

7. stink(Verb)

   To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

   Something stinks about the politician's excuses.

   Etymology: From stincan.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stink(verb)

   to emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor

   Etymology: [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stkkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. rancid. Cf. Stench.]

2. Stink(verb)

   to cause to stink; to affect by a stink

   Etymology: [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stkkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. rancid. Cf. Stench.]

3. Stink(noun)

   a strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench

   Etymology: [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stkkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. rancid. Cf. Stench.]

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1. Stink

   The Replacements Stink is an EP by the band The Replacements, recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 13, 1982, and released on June 24, 1982. Before the first track, "Kids Don't Follow", audio can be heard of the Minneapolis police breaking up a Replacements gig. It is possible by listening carefully to hear one of the audience members curse the police. The audience member in question is Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. The EP was remastered and reissued by Rhino Entertainment on April 22, 2008, with four additional tracks. The song "Kids Don't Follow" was made available as Rock Band 2 DLC on May 19, 2009.

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1. Stink

   stingk, v.i. to give out a strong, offensive smell: to have a bad reputation:—pa.t. stank; pa.p. stunk.—n. a disagreeable smell.—ns. Stink′ard, one who stinks: a base fellow: the stinking badger of Java; Stink′-ball, -pot, a ball or jar filled with a stinking, combustible mixture, used in boarding an enemy's vessel; Stink′er, one who, or that which, stinks; Stink′ing.—adv. Stink′ingly, in a stinking manner: with an offensive smell.—ns. Stink′stone, a variety of limestone remarkable for the fetid urinous odour which it emits when rubbed; Stink′-trap, a contrivance to prevent effluvia from drains; Stink′-wood, the wood of a Cape tree, remarkable for its strong offensive smell, durable, taking an excellent polish resembling walnut. [A.S. stincan.]

Anagrams for stink »

1. knits, skint, tinks

2. Tinks

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stink in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stink in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of stink in a Sentence

1. Charlize Theron:

   I remember when Gwyneth Paltrow married her husband Brad and they lived in separate homes and people made such a stink about it, and I was like, Thats my kind of relationship!

2. Cherie Hartzer:

   Pests like stink bugs and lady beetles are just looking for a protected spot to wait out the winter and your home fits the bill.

3. Ernest Hemingway:

   I've seen a lot of patriots and they all died just like anybody else if it hurt bad enough and once they were dead their patriotism was only good for legends; it was bad for their prose and made them write bad poetry. If you are going to be a great patriot i.e. loyal to any existing order of government (not one who wishes to destroy the existing for something better) you want to be killed early if your life and works won't stink.

4. Hassan Rouhani:

   We are trying to tax everyone across the board, but as soon as we touch this or that institution, they make such a stink about it, of course this government will do what it deems in people's interest.

5. Rebecca West:

   Now different races and nationalities cherish different ideals of society that stink in each other's nostrils with an offensiveness beyond the power of any but the most monstrous private deed.

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