stank Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
    stink.
    • This term paper stinks!
  2. verb smell badly and offensively
    stink; reek.
    • The building reeks of smoke

WordNet

Stank adjective
Etymology
OF. estanc, or It. stanco. See Stanch, a.
Definitions
  1. Weak; worn out. Obs. Spenser.
Stank intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Sw. stånka to pant. *165.
Definitions
  1. To sigh. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
Stank imp. of Stink
Definitions
  1. Stunk.
Stank noun
Etymology
OF. estang, F. étang, from L. stagnum a pool. Cf. Stagnate, Tank a cistern.
Definitions
  1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool water. Prov. Eng. & Scot. Robert of Brunne.
  2. A dam or mound to stop water. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913