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stank out

stank out is the simple past of stink out.

Meaning of stink out

Verb

stink out (third-person singular simple present stinks out, present participle stinking out, simple past stank out, past participle stunk out)

  1. (informal, transitive) To cause to stink; to fill with stench.
    • The broccoli really stank out the refrigerator.
  2. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To perform very badly in (a place).
  3. (informal, transitive) To drive away from a place by a stink.
    • They could build a fertilizer factory and stink you out.1985 January 3, “Zoning Could Protect Pender”, in Star-News, Wilmington, NC

Questions about stank out

What is stank out the simple past of?
Stank out is the simple past of stink out.

Words near stank out in the dictionary

  1. stank like a mackerel
  2. stank like a mackerel in the moonlight
  3. stank like a mackerel in the sun
  4. stank like a polecat
  5. stank on ice
  6. stank out
  7. stank to high heaven
  8. stank up
  9. stank-ass
  10. stank-asses
  11. Stanke

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