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

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  1. v. i. To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
  2. v. t. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
  3. n. A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.
  4. n. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  5. v. smell badly and offensively
  6. v. be inadequate or objectionable
  7. To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink. 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.
  8. To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgustingodor.
  9. n:29/v:71 v. be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance