English Dictionary: stink- | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for stink- | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stink \Stink\, v. t. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stink \Stink\, n. [AS. stinc.] A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. {Fire stink}. See under {Fire}. {Stink-fire lance}. See under {Lance}. {Stink rat} (Zo[94]l.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.] {Stink shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.] {Stink trap}, a stench trap. See under {Stench}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Stink \Stink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stunk}, {Stank}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinking}.] [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. st[94]kkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. [?] rancid. Cf. {Stench}.] To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor. |