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(rēk)intr.v. reeked, reek·ing, reeks
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. Chiefly British Smoke or vapor.
[Middle English reken, to emit smoke, from Old English rēocan, to emit smoke, and rēcan, to expose to smoke; see reug- in Indo-European roots.]
reek′er n.
reek′y adj.
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(riːk)vb
1. (intr) to give off or emit a strong unpleasant odour; smell or stink
2. (often foll by: of) to be permeated (by); be redolent (of): the letter reeks of subservience.
3. (tr) to treat with smoke; fumigate
4. (tr) chiefly dialect to give off or emit (smoke, fumes, vapour, etc)
n
5. a strong offensive smell; stink
6. chiefly dialect smoke or steam; vapour
[Old English rēocan; related to Old Frisian riāka to smoke, Old High German rouhhan, Old Norse rjūka to smoke, steam]
ˈreeking adj
ˈreekingly adv
ˈreeky adj
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(rik)v.i.
1. to smell strongly and unpleasantly.
2. to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant.
3. to give off steam, smoke, etc.
4. to be wet with sweat, blood, etc.
v.t. 5. to give off; emit; exude.
6. to expose to or treat with smoke.
n. 7. a strong, unpleasant smell.
8. vapor or steam.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English rek(e), Old English rēc smoke, c. Old Frisian reek, Old Saxon rōk, Old High German rouh (German Rauch), Old Norse reykr; (v.) Middle English reken to smoke, steam, Old English rēocan]
reek′er, n.
reek′y, adj.
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Reek
a pile of corn or hay—Johnson, 1755.Examples: the snow was reek up, 1886; reek of corn, 1780.
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Past participle: reeked
Gerund: reeking
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| Noun | 1. |  reek - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasantodour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" |
| Verb | 1. | reek - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" |
| 2. | reek - smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells" | |
| 3. | reek - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face | |
| 4. | reek - give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun" |
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verb
1. stink, smell, pong (Brit. informal), smell to high heaven, hum (slang) Your breath reeks.
2. (with of) be redolent of, suggest, smack of, testify to, be characterized by, have all the hallmarks of, bear the stamp of, be permeated by, be suggestive or indicative of The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy.
noun
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verbTo have or give off a foul odor:
Idiom: smell to high heaven.
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Translations
رائِحَه كَريهَهيَبْعَثُ رائِحَةً كَريهَه
páchnoutpuchzápach
stankstinke
lemulemutalöyhkälöyhkätä
lykta illastybba
dvokasdvoktismarvėsmirdėti
smakasmakotsmirdētsmirdoņa
ångorodörstankstinka
leş gibi ... kokmakleş gibi/pis kokupis pis ... kokmak
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[riːk]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈriːk] vi
n (= strong smell) → puanteur f
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reek
(riːk) noun a strong, usually unpleasant smell.
verb to smell strongly (of something).
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