stunk

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

   Synonyms:

   pong, reek

2. (informal, intransitive, stative) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
   • That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.

   Synonyms:

   suck, blow

3. (intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin.
   • Something stinks about the politician's excuses.

   Synonyms:

   be fishy

4. (transitive) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

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