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Stank vs Sank - What's the difference?

stank | sank |

As verbs the difference between stank and sank

is that stank is simple past of stink while sank is simple past of sink.

As an adjective stank

is foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.

As a noun stank

is water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.

stank

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (stink)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (AAVE, slang, derogatory) Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
  • * 2002 , Tasha C. Miller, Assout: Incoherent Thoughts and Poems of an Unemployed Black Girl (page 11)
    • Fishy, pussy funky elevator / Pissy, broke ass project elevator / Old baby piss, stank ass horse, cat piss smelling funky hot ass elevator / I'm not climbing no 17 flights
  • * 2003 , Tariq Nasheed, Play or be played (page 124)
    • This is why most top-notch women can't stand stank hoes. Classy women have more contempt for these women than men do.
  • * 2010 , R. Scott, Nine Months and a Year Later... (page 31)
    • He wants my love; he wants the love from here and just what's between your stank -ass legs.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) estanc, ((etyl) . Compare stagnant, stagnate.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
    • (Robert of Brunne)
  • (UK, dialect) A dam or mound to stop water.
    • Derived terms
    * stank hen, stankie

    Etymology 3

    (etyl) estanc, or (etyl) stanco. See stanch (adjective).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) weak; worn out
    • (Spenser)

    Etymology 4

    Compare Swedish word, meaning "to pant".

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To sigh.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English irregular simple past forms ----

    sank

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sink)
    • English irregular simple past forms ----