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- Dictionaryreek/riːk/
verb
- 1. smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink: "the yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure"
noun
- 1. a foul smell: "the reek of cattle dung"
- 2. smoke: Scottish "he recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek"
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noun [ S ] informal uk / riːk / us / riːk / a strong unpleasant smell: The room was filled with the reek of stale beer. The warm air was scented with the heady reek of diesel oil from the bus. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. More examples.
verb. reeked; reeking; reeks. intransitive verb. 1. : to emit smoke or vapor. 2. a. : to give off or become permeated with a strong or offensive odor. a room reeking of incense. b. : to give a strong impression of some constituent quality or feature. a neighborhood that reeks of poverty.
1. (intransitive) to give off or emit a strong unpleasant odour; smell or stink. 2. (intransitive; often foll by of) to be permeated (by); be redolent (of) the letter reeks of subservience. 3. (transitive) to treat with smoke; fumigate. 4. (transitive) mainly dialect.
[intransitive] reek (of something) (disapproving) to make you think that something unpleasant, wrong or dishonest is involved in a situation. Her denials reeked of hypocrisy.
verb (used without object) to smell strongly and unpleasantly. to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive. to give off steam, smoke, etc. Synonyms: fume, smoke, steam. to be wet with sweat, blood, etc.
1. To give off a strong unpleasant odor: "Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water" (Garrison Keillor). 2. To be pervaded by something unpleasant: "This document ... reeks of self-pity and self-deception" (Christopher Hitchens). 3. Chiefly British To smoke, steam, or fume. n. 1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench. 2.
noun. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant. synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, stench, stink. see more. verb. have an element suggestive (of something) synonyms: smack, smell. see more. verb. be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face. synonyms: fume. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Reek."
