reek

(rēk)

v., reeked, reek·ing, reeks.

v.intr.

1. To smoke, steam, or fume.
2. To be pervaded by something unpleasant: "This document ... reeks of self-pity and self-deception" (Christopher Hitchens).
3. To give off or become permeated with a strong unpleasant odor: "Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water" (Garrison Keillor).

v.tr.

1. To emit or exude (smoke, for example).
2. To process or treat by exposing to the action of smoke.

n.

1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See synonyms at stench.
2. Vapor; steam.

[Middle English reken, to emit smoke, from Old English rēocan, and rēcan, to expose to smoke.]

reeker reek'er n.
reeky reek'y adj.

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verb

To have or give off a foul odor: smell, stink. Idioms: smell to high heaven. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.

For a list of words related to reek, see:

• Smells - reek: strong, unpleasant smell, esp. vaporous stink; (vb) give off strong, unpleasant odor

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stinke, lugte, dampe
v. tr. - ryge
n. - stank, dunst, damp, os

Nederlands (Dutch)
stinken, roken/dampen, rieken naar, uitstralen, stank, rook, damp

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) empester/puer qch, (fig) avoir des relents de qch, (dial) fumer (une cheminée)
v. tr. - émettre (de la fumée), transformer/traiter par exposition à la fumée
n. - (lit) puanteur, (fig) relent

Deutsch (German)
v. - stinken
n. - Gestank

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζέχνω, βρομοκοπώ
n. - δυσοσμία, μπόχα

Italiano (Italian)
tanfo, puzzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - exalar, cheirar mal
n. - fumaça de cigarro (f), cheiro de cigarro (m)

Русский (Russian)
вонь, запах, вонять, пахнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - humear, apestar
v. tr. - exhalar, exudar, echar vaho
n. - humo, vaho, tufo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stinka
n. - stank

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
散发出浓烈气味, 带有明显的性质, 发臭, 充满, 用烟熏, 散发, 浓烈气味, 蒸汽, 臭气, 水蒸汽

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 散發出濃烈氣味, 帶有明顯的性質, 發臭, 充滿
v. tr. - 用煙熏, 散發
n. - 濃烈氣味, 蒸汽, 臭氣, 水蒸汽

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 연기 나다, 악취를 풍기다, ~의 기미가 있다
v. tr. - 연기로 처리하다, 피우다, 발산하다
n. - 증기, 연기, 악취

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悪臭, 蒸気, 湯気
v. - 悪臭を放つ, 気味がある, まみれている, 満ちている, 煙る, 湯気を立てる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعبق ب, يطلق دخان, تفوح منه رائحه قويه (الاسم) دخان, ضباب, بخار, رائحه قويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פלט עשן, הדיף צחנה, הסריח, עורר רושם (רע) של‬
v. tr. - ‮פלט עשן, פלט‬
n. - ‮סרחון, צחנה, עשן‬

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