v., stank (stăngk) or stunk (stŭngk), stunk, stink·ing, stinks.

v.intr.

1. To emit a strong foul odor.
2. 1. To be highly offensive or abhorrent.
   2. To be in extremely bad repute.
3. Slang. To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that stinks with money; a deed that stinks of treachery.
4. Slang.
   1. To be of an extremely low or bad quality: This job stinks.
   2. To have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about his testimony stinks.

v.tr.

To cause to stink: garbage that stinks up the yard.

n.

1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See synonyms at stench.
2. Slang. A scandal or controversy: “the stink over sexual politics in the military” (David Nyhan).

idiom:

make (or raise) a stink Slang.

1. To make a great fuss.

[Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, to emit a smell.]

stinky stink'y adj.

verb

To have or give off a foul odor: reek, smell. Idioms: smell to high heaven. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.

Idioms beginning with stink:
stink to high heaven

In addition to the idiom beginning with stink, also see big stink; make a stink; smell (stink) up.

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n

Definition: bad smell
Antonyms: perfume, sweetness

v

Definition: be lousy, bad
Antonyms: be excellent, be good

v

Definition: smell badly
Antonyms: perfume

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stinke
v. tr. - stinke
n. - stank
adj. - stink-

idioms:

• raise a stink    lave en masse vrøvl

Nederlands (Dutch)
stinken, weerzinwekkend zijn, verdacht zijn, stank, protest

Français (French)
v. intr. - puer, sentir mauvais, (fig) puer/sentir
v. tr. - empester
n. - odeur, esclandre
adj. - puant

idioms:

• raise a stink    causer un esclandre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gestank, (ugs.) Stunk
v. - stinken
adj. - Stink...

idioms:

• raise a stink    (ugs.) wegen etwas Stunk machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυσωδία, βρόμα, (μτφ.) σκάνδαλο, (καθομ.) σάλος, πάταγος
v. - βρομοκοπώ, ζέχνω, (καθομ.) έχω τα χάλια μου, είμαι για τα πανηγύρια

idioms:

• raise a stink    δημιουργώ ζήτημα, κάνω φασαρία

Italiano (Italian)
puzzare, essere odioso, essere sospetto, essere losco, puzzo, fetore

idioms:

• raise a stink    piantare una grana

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fedor (m)
v. - feder

idioms:

• raise a stink    queixar-se por estar muito aborrecido

Русский (Russian)
зловоние, скандальная сенсация, вонять

idioms:

• raise a stink    устроить бучу, поднять дикий скандал

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - oler mal, apestar, heder
v. tr. - llenar de hedor, oler
n. - hedor, mal olor, peste, corrupción
adj. - mal oliente

idioms:

• raise a stink    armar un escándalo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stank, dålig lukt, ha dålig klang
v. - lukta illa, stinka, vara ökänd

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
发臭味, 名声臭, 用臭气赶出, 闻出...的臭气, 使充满臭气, 臭味, 张扬, 臭气, 臭的

idioms:

• raise a stink    为...大吵大嚷

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發臭味, 名聲臭
v. tr. - 用臭氣趕出, 聞出...的臭氣, 使充滿臭氣
n. - 臭味, 張揚, 臭氣
adj. - 臭的

idioms:

• raise a stink    為...大吵大嚷

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 악취가 나다, 평판이 나쁘다, 질이 나쁘다
v. tr. - 악취를 풍기게 하다, 악취로 채우다, 냄새를 피워 내쫓다
n. - 악취, 소동, 화학
adj. - 악취가 나는, 평판이 나쁜

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悪臭, 騒動
v. - いやなにおいがする, 悪臭を放つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رائحه كريهه (فعل) نشر رائحه كريهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הסריח, הצחין‬
v. tr. - ‮הסריח, הצחין, הגעיל, הבחיל‬
n. - ‮סירחון, שערורייה, המולה‬
adj. - ‮מצחין, אין להאמין לו, לא שווה, בעל כסף רב‬

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