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noun

ˈstaŋk

Definition of stank

British dialect

as in puddle

a small often deep body of water the Scottish innkeeper advised swimming in the nearby stank only if the prospect of hypothermia seemed appealing

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verb

variants or stunk

past tense of stink

as in reeked

to give off an extremely unpleasant smell the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again

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as in sucked

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory their team really stinks this year

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ruled
rocked

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Recent Examples of stank

Verb

Nikola Jokic stunk in Game 3 on Thursday in Minneapolis. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice. — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this. — Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stank

Noun

By mid-morning, deep puddles still dotted the miles long pathway.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Rheinstädter is using the Planet Simulator to figure out how to get those puddle parts to complexify themselves and, in particular, assemble into RNA.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of puddle

Verb

Look, these schools and teams sucked the fun out of sports with their BLM rallies on Instagram and lectures on Facebook and in the media.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The authors posit that people from that period sucked on betel nuts to relieve tooth pain, given that these populations are known to have had bad teeth and arecoline is a natural analgesic.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sucked

Noun

At the bottom is the emerald-green pool, providing guests with welcome respite from the heat.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Back on property, the outdoor pool sits peacefully at the edge of the vineyard next to two large oaks (one of which has a storybook-like swing hanging from it, which the youngest guests adored).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pool

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