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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Stench

/stĕnch/ · IPA /stɛnt͡ʃ/
01 v. t. To stanch.
  1. 1.
    To stanch.[Obs.]
02 n. A smell; an odor.
  1. 1.
    A smell; an odor.[Obs.]
    “Clouds of savory stench involve the sky.” — Dryden.
  2. 2.
    An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink.
Phrases & compounds
Stench trap — a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
03 v. t. To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
  1. 1.
    To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.[Obs.]