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The past tense of the verb is stank and the past participle is stunk. Stunk is occasionally used for the past tense, especially in North America and in figurative meanings

(A lot of it stunk of racism—weblog, Canadian English 2004)

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verb

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

Idioms beginning with stink:
stink to high heaven

In addition to the idiom beginning with stink, also see big stink; make a stink; smell (stink) up.

n

Definition: bad smell
Antonyms: perfume, sweetness

v

Definition: be lousy, bad
Antonyms: be excellent, be good

v

Definition: smell badly
Antonyms: perfume

sign description: The nose is pinched and a bad facial expression is made.

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noun
noun, Brit

1: A row or fuss; a furore; esp. in phrs. to cause (kick up, make, raise) a stink. (1812 —) .
M. Cronin The first thing he'd do when he got back was to see his M.P. and kick up a stink (1959).

2: pl. Chemistry as a school or university subject. (1869 —) .
A. Wilson Eventually...the laboratory work will be on a scale that will make this place look like a school stinks room (1961).

3: like stink furiously, intensely. (1929 —) .
D. Devine She wasn't really clever, she just worked like stink (1972). verb intr.

4: to stink of (or with) money to be offensively rich. (1877 —) .
I. Brown We must do our best. He stinks of money. Will you fix up about rooms and for God's sake let's have a decent dinner (1932).

5: To be or seem extremely unpleasant, contemptible, or scandalous. (1934 —) .
Times The affairs of Lonrho stunk to high heaven (1973).

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For a list of words related to stinky, see:

• Smells - stinky: (adj) foul-smelling
• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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See words rhyming with "stinky."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stinke
v. tr. - stinke
n. - stank
adj. - stink-

idioms:

• raise a stink    lave en masse vrøvl

Nederlands (Dutch)
stinken, weerzinwekkend zijn, verdacht zijn, stank, protest

Français (French)
v. intr. - puer, sentir mauvais, (fig) puer/sentir
v. tr. - empester
n. - odeur, esclandre
adj. - puant

idioms:

• raise a stink    causer un esclandre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gestank, (ugs.) Stunk
v. - stinken
adj. - Stink...

idioms:

• raise a stink    (ugs.) wegen etwas Stunk machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυσωδία, βρόμα, (μτφ.) σκάνδαλο, (καθομ.) σάλος, πάταγος
v. - βρομοκοπώ, ζέχνω, (καθομ.) έχω τα χάλια μου, είμαι για τα πανηγύρια

idioms:

• raise a stink    δημιουργώ ζήτημα, κάνω φασαρία

Italiano (Italian)
puzzare, essere odioso, essere sospetto, essere losco, puzzo, fetore

idioms:

• raise a stink    piantare una grana

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fedor (m)
v. - feder

idioms:

• raise a stink    queixar-se por estar muito aborrecido

Русский (Russian)
зловоние, скандальная сенсация, вонять

idioms:

• raise a stink    устроить бучу, поднять дикий скандал

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - oler mal, apestar, heder
v. tr. - llenar de hedor, oler
n. - hedor, mal olor, peste, corrupción
adj. - mal oliente

idioms:

• raise a stink    armar un escándalo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stank, dålig lukt, ha dålig klang
v. - lukta illa, stinka, vara ökänd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发臭味, 名声臭, 用臭气赶出, 闻出...的臭气, 使充满臭气, 臭味, 张扬, 臭气, 臭的

idioms:

• raise a stink    为...大吵大嚷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發臭味, 名聲臭
v. tr. - 用臭氣趕出, 聞出...的臭氣, 使充滿臭氣
n. - 臭味, 張揚, 臭氣
adj. - 臭的

idioms:

• raise a stink    為...大吵大嚷

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 악취가 나다, 평판이 나쁘다, 질이 나쁘다
v. tr. - 악취를 풍기게 하다, 악취로 채우다, 냄새를 피워 내쫓다
n. - 악취, 소동, 화학
adj. - 악취가 나는, 평판이 나쁜

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悪臭, 騒動
v. - いやなにおいがする, 悪臭を放つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رائحه كريهه (فعل) نشر رائحه كريهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הסריח, הצחין‬
v. tr. - ‮הסריח, הצחין, הגעיל, הבחיל‬
n. - ‮סירחון, שערורייה, המולה‬
adj. - ‮מצחין, אין להאמין לו, לא שווה, בעל כסף רב‬

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