- stink a place out
- informal fill a place with such a smell.→ stink
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stink — verb (past stank or stunk; past participle stunk) 1》 have a strong unpleasant smell. ↘(stink a place out) informal fill a place with such a smell. 2》 informal be contemptible or scandalous. ↘(stink of) be highly suggestive of (something… … English new terms dictionary
stink out — verb cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell • Syn: ↑stink up, ↑smell up • Hypernyms: ↑odorize, ↑odourise, ↑scent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
stink out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stink out : present tense I/you/we/they stink out he/she/it stinks out present participle stinking out past tense stank out or stunk out past participle stunk out to make a place smell very unpleasant I ve had … English dictionary
stink something out — ˌstink sthˈout derived to fill a place with a strong, unpleasant smell • She stinks out the whole house with her incense and candles. Main entry: ↑stinkderived … Useful english dictionary
stink up (something) — 1. to make a place smell unpleasant. Take the garbage out before it stinks up the entire house. 2. to do something very badly. Every time I begin a new job, I worry that I m gonna stink it up, you know? Usage notes: sometimes used to suggest that … New idioms dictionary
stink|er — «STIHNG kuhr», noun. 1. a thing that stinks, especially: a) any one of several large ill smelling petrels. b) = stinkpot. (Cf. ↑stinkpot) 2. a person who stinks. 3. Informal, Figurative. a low, mean, contemptible person. 4. Slang, Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
stink — 1 past tense stank, past participle stunk verb (I) 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell: That paint stinks! (+ of): The place stank of old fish. | it stinks: It stinks of smoke in here. | stink to high heaven (=stink very much) 2 it… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — v. & n. v. (past stank or stunk; past part. stunk) 1 intr. emit a strong offensive smell. 2 tr. (often foll. by out) fill (a place) with a stink. 3 tr. (foll. by out etc.) drive (a person) out etc. by a stink. 4 intr. colloq. be or seem very… … Useful english dictionary
Counting-out game — A counting out game is a simple game intended to select a person to be it , often for the purpose of playing another game. These games usually require no materials, and are played with spoken words or hand gestures. Many such games involve one… … Wikipedia
