The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-intransitive. To smoke, steam, or fume.
verb-intransitive. To be pervaded by something unpleasant: "This document ... reeks of self-pity and self-deception” ( Christopher Hitchens).
verb-intransitive. To give off or become permeated with a strong unpleasant odor: "Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water” ( Garrison Keillor).
v. To emit or exude (smoke, for example).
v. To process or treat by exposing to the action of smoke.
n. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.
v. (intransitive) To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume.
v. To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
v. To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A rick.
n. Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
verb-intransitive. To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To smoke; steam; exhale.
To smoke; expose to smoke.
n. Smoke; vapor; steam; exhalation; fume.
n. Incense.
n. A rick; also, a small bundle of hay.
To emit an unpleasant or unhealthy smell; stink.
To cause to reek or smell offensively.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
v. give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
v. have an element suggestive (of something)
v. be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
n. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
v. smell badly and offensively
Word Usage
"Caitlin O’Toole at News. com.au outlines ten things bosses hate about employees, from big-picture errors like failing to meet deadlines to personal problems such as smelling bad (telling a staff member they reek is never a fun meeting)."