stank

American  

[stangk] / stæŋk /

verb

1. a simple past tense of stink.

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stank ¹ British  

/ stæŋk /

noun

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

2. dialect a pond or pool

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verb

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

stank ² British  

/ stæŋk /

noun

1. a drain, as in a roadway

2. a draining board adjacent to a sink unit

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stank ³ British  

/ stæŋk /

verb

1. a past tense of stink

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Etymology

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 stairway of flashing sabres or the man-eating-snake-infested pool that stank like garbage.

From Literature

The sludge was greenish brown and it stank and moved.

From Literature

Turtle Beach stank, too—stank worse than a bad day at the Hissing Stones.

From Literature

It didn’t help that I stank of the filthy, fishy water in the boat, which had dried and crusted over me.

From Literature

Harry had acquired sixteen cats, but he didn’t take care of them; the most frequent comment that reporters and tourists had upon leaving the lodge was that it stank of cat urine.

From Literature

Related Words

• smell