stink: Meaning and Definition of

stink

1. to emit a strong offensive smell.
2. to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor.
3. to be disgustingly inferior: That book stinks.
4. to have a large quantity of something (usually fol. by of or with): They stink of money. She stinks with jewelry.

1. to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often fol. by up): an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage.
2. to repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell.

1. a strong offensive smell; stench.
2. an unpleasant fuss; scandal: There was a big stink about his accepting a bribe.
3. chemistry as a course of study.