"stink" meaning in English

See stink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stɪŋk/ Audio: en-us-stink.ogg [US] Forms: stink [singular], stinks [plural]
enPR: stĭngk Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stink is a strong bad smell.
    Sense id: simple-stink-en-noun-QuEDqbS8

Verb

IPA: /stɪŋk/ Audio: en-us-stink.ogg [US] Forms: stank [past], stink [canonical], stinks [third-person, singular], stunk [past], stunk [past, participle], stinking [present, participle]
enPR: stĭngk Head templates: {{verb2|stink|stinks|stank|stunk|stinking}} [POS TABLE], {{verb2|stink|stinks|stunk|stunk|stinking}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something stinks, it has a strong bad smell to it.
    Sense id: simple-stink-en-verb-06p8UTZx
     
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "stunk",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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    {
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    }
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