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Noun: reek  reek
  1. A distinctive odour that is offensively unpleasant
    - malodor [US], malodour [Brit, Cdn], stench, stink, fetor, foetor [Brit], mephitis
Verb: reek  reek
  1. Have an element suggestive (of something)
    "his speeches reeked of racism";
    - smack, smell
     
  2. Smell badly and offensively
    "The building reeks of smoke";
    - stink, hum [Brit, informal]
     
  3. Be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
    - fume
     
  4. Give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
    "Marshes reeking in the sun"

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Derived forms: reeks, reeking, reeked

See also: stink out

Type of: emit, evoke, exudate, exude, give off, give out, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, ooze, ooze out, paint a picture, smell, suggest, transude

Encyclopedia: Reek, Netherlands