Definition of "reek" in Anglais

noun

1. A strong unpleasant smell.

2. (Scotland) Vapour; steam; smoke; fume.

   • 1768, Alexander Ross (poet), "Helenore; or, the fortunate Shepherdess": a Poem in the Broad Scoth Dialect Now, by this time, the sun begins to leam, And lit the hill-heads with his morning beam; And birds, and beasts, and folk to be a-steer, And clouds o’ reek frae lum heads to appear.

verb

1. (intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

   • You reek of perfume.
   • Your fridge reeks of egg.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.

   • The boss appointing his nephew as a director reeks of nepotism.

3. (archaic, intransitive) To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume.

4. (archaic, intransitive) To emit smoke or vapour; to steam.

5. (transitive, rare) To cause (something) to smell.

6. (now rare, of rain or snow) To fall in such a way (e.g. particularly finely or heavily) as to resemble smoke.

noun

1. A pile, a heap (as of snow, hay, etc).

noun

1. (Ireland) A hill; a mountain.