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stink2 [countable usually singular]
2 to complain very strongly : 
Activists have raised a stink about the shipments of nuclear waste.
cause/kick up/make etc a stink
Activists have raised a stink about the shipments of nuclear waste.3 to work etc as fast and as well as you can : We had to work like stink to meet the deadline.
work/run/go like stink
British English old-fashionedWe had to work like stink to meet the deadline.WORD FOCUS: smell WORD FOCUS: smell
good smell: aroma, perfume, fragrance, scent
bad smell: stink, stench, odour British English/odor American English, whiff, pong British English
➔ See also smell
WORD FOCUS: smell good smell: aroma, perfume, fragrance, scent
bad smell: stink, stench, odour British English/odor American English, whiff, pong British English
➔ See also smell
