Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913 Stank /(stăṉk)/ · IPA /stæŋk/ a. v. i. imp. n. 01 a. Weak; worn out. 1. Weak; worn out.[Obs.] 02 v. i. To sigh. 1. To sigh.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 03 imp. Stunk. 1. Stunk. 04 n. Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. 1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.[Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 2. A dam or mound to stop water.[Prov. Eng.] Phrases & compounds Stank hen — the moor hen; -- called also stankie.