What does reek mean?
Definitions for reek
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Princeton's WordNet
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitisverb
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
smack, reek, smellverb
have an element suggestive (of something)
"his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
reek, stinkverb
smell badly and offensively
"The building reeks of smoke"
reek, fumeverb
be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
reekverb
give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
"Marshes reeking in the sun"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
REEKnoun
Etymology: rec , Saxon: reuke, Dutch.
’Tis as hateful to me as the reek of a lime kiln. William Shakespeare.
Nor barns at home, nor reeks are rear’d abroad. Dryden.
The covered reek, much in use westward, must needs prove of great advantage in wet harvests. John Mortimer.
To Reekverb
Etymology: recan , Saxon.
They redoubled strokes upon the foe,
Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
Or memorise another Golgotha. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.To the battle came he; where he did
Run reeking o’er the lives of men, as if
’Twere a perpetual spoil. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.You remember
How under my oppression I did reek,
When I first mov’d you. William Shakespeare.Dying like men, though buried in your dunghills,
They shall be fam’d; for there the sun shall greet them,
And draw their honours reeking up to heav’n. William Shakespeare.I found me laid
In balmy sweat; which with his beams the sun
Soon dry’d, and on the reeking moisture fed. John Milton.Love one descended from a race of tyrants,
Whose blood yet reeks on my avenging sword. Smith.
ChatGPT
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Reek generally refers to a strong, unpleasant smell or a strong whiff of a particular quality or feature. It can also refer to giving off or emitting a strong, offensive smell or a clear and obvious quality.
Webster Dictionary
Reeknoun
a rick
Reeknoun
vapor; steam; smoke; fume
Reekverb
to emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale
Etymology: [As. rcan. See Reek vapor.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Reek
rēk, n. smoke: vapour.—v.i. to emit smoke or vapour: to steam.—adj. Reek′y, full of reek: smoky: soiled with steam or smoke: foul. [A.S. réc; Ice. reykr, Ger. rauch, Dut. rook, smoke.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Reek is ranked #57516 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Reek surname appeared 354 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Reek.
91.5% or 324 total occurrences were White.
5.3% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.4% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of reek in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of reek in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- نتانةArabic
- вонь, смуродBelarusian
- воня, смрадBulgarian
- páchnout, zápach, smradCzech
- Dampf, stinken, GestankGerman
- hedor, heder, peste, apestar, fetidez, vaho, vapor, emanaciónSpanish
- lemu, löyhkä, löyhkätä, lemutaFinnish
- puanteur, empester, schlinguer, puer, fouetterFrench
- fetore, puzzaItalian
- 臭気, 悪臭, 臭味, 臭いJapanese
- смрдеа, реа, смрадMacedonian
- ruiken naar, stank, damp, stinkenDutch
- smród, fetorPolish
- catinga, vapor, feder, cheirar, fedorPortuguese
- источать запах, вонь, испускать запах, смрад, зловоние, вонятьRussian
- smrad, смрад, воњ, vonjSerbo-Croatian
- smrad, zápachSlovak
- vonj, smradSlovene
- stank, ånga, odör, stinkaSwedish
- ரீக்Tamil
- сморід, воньUkrainian
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