Category:Stink

Stink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stunk, stank (, p. pr. & vb. n. Stinking.] Etym: [as. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to Ohg. stinchan, g. & d. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stökkva to leap, to spring, goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. Stench.]

Defn: to emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting Odor.

Stink Stink, v. t.

Defn: to cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Stink Stink, n. Etym: [as. stinc.]

Defn: a strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. Fire Stink. See under fire. -- stink-fire lance. See under lance. -- stink rat (zoöl.), the musk turtle. [local, u.s.] -- stink shad (zoöl.), the gizzard shad. [local, u.s.] Stink trap, a stench trap. See under stench.