Stank - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stæŋk|  American pronunciation of the word stank
Brit.  |stæŋk|  British pronunciation of the word stank
- this word is a past tense form of the irregular verbto stink

verb

- Simple past tense of stink.
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) To sigh.

adjective

- (African American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
- (obsolete) weak; worn out

noun

- (UK, dialect) Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
- (UK, dialect) A dam or mound to stop water.

Extra examples

...the Scottish innkeeper advised swimming in the nearby stank only if the prospect of hypothermia seemed appealing...

The whole factory stank of decaying fish.

His breath stank of alcohol.

The toilets stank to high heaven (=stank very much).

Cigar smoke stank up the room.

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