Meaning & use
reek
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to smell strongly and unpleasantly; figuratively, to give a strong impression of something negative.
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The locker room reeked of sweat after the game.
The whole deal reeked of corruption from the very start.
A note on using this word
Reek almost always implies an unpleasant smell, unlike the neutral verb 'smell'; it is also used figuratively, as in 'reeks of dishonesty.'
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