stank

[stangk]

verb

1. a simple past tense of stink.

stank

¹

/ stæŋk /

noun

1. a small cofferdam, esp one of timber made watertight with clay

2. dialect,  a pond or pool

verb

1. (tr) to make (a stream, cofferdam, etc) watertight, esp with clay

stank

²

/ stæŋk /

noun

1. a drain, as in a roadway

2. a draining board adjacent to a sink unit

stank

³

/ stæŋk /

verb

1. a past tense of stink

Word History and Origins

Origin of stank¹

C13: from Old French estanc , probably from estancher to stanch

Origin of stank²

special use of _stank ² (in the sense: pool, pond)

Example Sentences

"The sewage was overflowing and flowing directly into the river, and going into the children's playground. It stank in summertime," she said.

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The whole thing stank of “you can’t make this up,” because of course it was all completely made up of lies and exaggerations and the grand Trumpian tradition of me me me me me.

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He visited Los Angeles in 1926 and declared that “the whole place stank of orange blossoms.”

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And if the pitch stank, Borzello wouldn’t be afraid to say so.

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The rules stank, but the rules were the rules, and everyone knew them, and Bush allegedly broke them, and no shiny trophy is going to change that.

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