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What (who) is Reek - definition
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Reek (disambiguation)
reek
I. n.
1.
Smoke, steam, exhalation, vapor, effluvium, fume, mist.
2.
Rick, stack.
II. v. n.
Smoke, steam, exhale, emit vapor.
reek
¦ verb
1. have a foul smell.
archaic give off smoke, steam, or fumes.
2. (reek of) be suggestive of (something unpleasant).
¦ noun
1. a foul smell.
2. chiefly Scottish smoke.
Derivatives
reeky adjective
Origin
OE reocan 'give out smoke or vapour', rec (n.) 'smoke', of Gmc origin.
reek
v.
1)(d; intr.) to reek of (to reek of alcohol)
2) (d; intr.) to reek with (to reek with sweat)
Examples of use of Reek
1. Parts of the novel reek of magnolia and cloying sentimentalism.
2. Lang may yer lum reek, as Gray himself might say.
3. For a stink to get noticed in this town, it really has to reek.
4. All of Bush‘s complaints about runaway entitlement spending reek of hypocrisy.
5. "Many conflicts, foreign policy actions and diplomatic protests reek of oil and gas," Putin said.