Reek

  • 11Reek — (r[=e]k), n. A rick. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12reek — [n] strong odor effluvium, fetor, mephitis, smell, stench, stink; concept 600 reek [v] smell of; be characterized by be permeated by, be redolent of, emit, fume, give off odor, have an odor, smell, smoke, steam, stench, stink; concept 600 …

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  • 13reek — ► VERB 1) have a foul smell. 2) (reek of) be suggestive of (something unpleasant). 3) archaic give off smoke, steam, or fumes. ► NOUN 1) a foul smell. 2) chiefly Scottish smoke …

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  • 14reek — [rēk] n. [ME < OE rec, akin to ON reykr, Ger rauch < ? IE base * reug , cloud, smoke] 1. vapor; fume 2. a strong, unpleasant smell; stench 3. [Scot. or North Eng.] smoke vi. [ME reken < OE reocan] 1. to give off steam or smoke …

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  • 15Reek — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Reek (homonymie). Reek Administration Pays …

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  • 16reek — v. 1)(d; intr.) to reek of (to reek of alcohol) 2) (d; intr.) to reek with (to reek with sweat) * * * [riːk] (d; intr.) to reek of (to reek of alcohol) (d; intr.) to reek with (to reek with sweat) …

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  • 17reek — UK [riːk] / US [rɪk] verb [intransitive] Word forms reek : present tense I/you/we/they reek he/she/it reeks present participle reeking past tense reeked past participle reeked 1) to have a strong unpleasant smell reek of: The boat reeked of fish …

    English dictionary

  • 18reek — /rik / (say reek) noun 1. a strong, unpleasant smell. 2. vapour or steam. –verb (i) 3. to smell strongly and unpleasantly. 4. to give off steam, smoke, etc. 5. to be wet with sweat, blood, etc. –verb (t) 6. to expose to or treat with smoke. 7. to …

  • 19reek — [[t]ri͟ːk[/t]] reeks, reeking, reeked 1) VERB To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it. [V of n] Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke... The entire house reeked for a long time. Syn: stink N SIN …

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  • 20reek — [OE] Reek originally meant ‘smoke’ (Edinburgh was called Auld [old] Reekie because of its smoky chimneys, not because it smelled). The word came from a prehistoric Germanic *raukiz, which also produced German rauch, refer 418 Dutch rook, Swedish… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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