stink out

stink out
verb
cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
Syn: ↑stink up, ↑smell up
Hypernyms: ↑odorize, ↑odourise, ↑scent
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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transitive verb
: to drive out by or as if by subjecting to an offensive or suffocating odor

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stink out (informal)
1. To drive out by a bad smell
2. To fill (a room, etc) with a bad smell
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Main Entry:stink

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ˌstink ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stink out he/she/it stinks out present participle stinking out past tense stank out stunk out past participle stunk out] phrasal verb
to make a place smell very unpleasant

I’ve had enough of them stinking the place out with their cigarette smoke.

Thesaurus: to produce a smellsynonym to shine, glow or give off lightsynonym
Main entry: stink

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  • stink up — verb cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell • Syn: ↑smell up, ↑stink out • Hypernyms: ↑odorize, ↑odourise, ↑scent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

  • stink — stink1 S3 [stıŋk] v past tense stank [stæŋk] past participle stunk [stʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: stincan] 1.) to have a strong and very unpleasant smell ▪ It stinks in here! stink of ▪ His breath stank of alcohol. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stink — /stɪŋk / (say stingk) verb (i) (stank or stunk, stinking) 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be in extremely bad repute or disfavour. 3. Colloquial to be very inferior in quality. –noun 4. a strong offensive smell; stench. 5. Colloquial …  

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  • stink — /stingk/, v., stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stinking; n. v.i. 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor. 3. Informal. to be disgustingly inferior: That book stinks …   Universalium

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  • Stink (альбом) — Stink EP The Replacements Дата выпуска 24 июня 1982 Записан 29 января 13 марта 1982 Жанр Панк рок Длительность …   Википедия

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