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stinks

noun

Meaning

  1. A strong bad smell.
  2. A complaint or objection.
  3. To have a strong bad smell.
  4. To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
  5. To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
  6. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
  7. Chemistry (as a subject taught in school)

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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