verb
/ˈstɪŋk/ stinks; stank /ˈstæŋk/ or stunk /ˈstʌŋk/; stunk; stinking
[no obj]
to have a very bad smell
informal
to do something very poorly
to be very low in quality
to be very unpleasant, unfair, etc.
stink up
US or Brit stink out [phrasal verb]
stink (something) up/out or stink up/out (something) :to give a very bad smell to (something)
stink up the joint
noun
[singular] a very bad smell
informal :a situation in which someone complains in a very angry and often public way