The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - reekv.

1) stink or smell (to high heaven) , Slang Brit pong, hum: Allie reeks from cleaning out the stable. 2) smoke, steam: It is because it used to reek so badly that Edinburgh acquired its nickname, 'Auld Reekie'. --n. 3) stink, stench, fetor or foetor, miasma, mephitis, odour, smell, Slang Brit hum, pong: The reek of rotting vegetation permeated the atmosphere. 4) fumes, smoke, steam, vapour, exhalation, cloud, mist: He delighted in the redolent reek that arose from the haggis.