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Noun: reek  reek
  1. A distinctive odour that is offensively unpleasant
    "The reek from the garbage dump permeated the neighbourhood";
    - malodor [US], malodour [Brit, Cdn], stench, stink, fetor, foetor [Brit], mephitis
Verb: reek  reek
  1. Smell badly and offensively
    "The building reeks of smoke";
    - stink, hum [Brit, informal]
     
  2. Give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
    "Marshes reeking in the sun"
     
  3. Have an element suggestive (of something)
    "his speeches reeked of racism";
    - smack, smell

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Derived forms: reeks, reeking, reeked

Type of: conjure, conjure up, emit, evoke, give off, give out, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, suggest

Encyclopedia: Reek, Netherlands