<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>To emit a strong offensive smell.</li><li>Synonyms: reek.</li><li>To be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor.</li><li>Informal: to be disgustingly inferior: "That book stinks."</li><li>Slang: to have a large quantity of something (usually followed by of or with): "They stink of money." "She stinks with jewelry."</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A strong offensive smell; stench.</li><li>Informal: an unpleasant fuss; scandal: "There was a big stink about his accepting a bribe."</li><li>Stinks (used with a singular verb): British slang, chemistry as a course of study.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>To repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell.</li></ul>