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Meaning
Verb
●
simple past
of stink
●
To
stink
; to
smell
bad.
●
To cause to
smell
bad.
●
To
dam up
; to
block
the
flow
of water or other liquid.
●
To
pack in
tightly.
●
In Mining:
To
seal off
an area of the
mine
in which a
fire
has started.
●
To
surround
or guard.
●
In Cornish English:
To trample.
●
In Cornish English:
To
stumble
or lurch.
●
To cause (the
udders
) to become
blocked
and
inflamed
from
lack
of milking.
Adj
⚠️
In African-American Vernacular English:
Foul-smelling,
stinking
, unclean.
●
Weak;
worn
out.
Noun
⚠️
In African-American Vernacular English:
A
stink
; a
foul
smell.
●
In British English:
Water
retained
by an
embankment
; a
pool
of water.
●
In British English:
A
dam
or
mound
to
stop
water.
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Origin
stank
English
estanc
French
Sourced from
Etym
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Smells
Reek
Reeked
Smelled
Odor
Musty
Waft
Reeking
Farts
Odour
Putrid
Wafts
Smelling
Yuck
Crusty
Squirts
Itched
Rancid
Poop
Aroma
Body Odor
Got Wet
Stink Up
Stunk Up
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Rhymes
Dank
Ankh
Bank
Sank
Lank
Mank
Tank
Rank
Hank
Yank
Hank
Gank
Wank
Yank
Prank
Frank
Slank
Skank
Flank
Franc
Frank
Blank
Spank
Brank
Shank
Swank
Drank
Clank
Plank
Crank
Tranq
Stank
Chank
Thank
Shrank
Outrank
Treebank
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