Reek

n.	1.	A rick.
	1.	Vapor; steam; smoke; fume. As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale. [imp. & p. p. Reeked (rēkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Reeking.] Few chimneys reeking you shall espy. - Spenser. I found me laid In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun Soon dried, and on the reeking moisture fed. - Milton. The coffee rooms reeked with tobacco. - Macaulay.

Noun	1.	reek - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant Synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, stench, stink, mephitis
Verb	1.	reek - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism" Synonyms: smack
	2.	reek - smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" Synonyms: stink
	3.	reek - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face Synonyms: fume
	4.	reek - give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"

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