To produce a very strong and unpleasant odor: The stinking garbage in the kitchen was starting to reek and it was more than Ingrid could tolerate.

A strong, overpowering, and often very offensive smell: The reek of the rotten potatoes that were in the cabinet was overwhelming.

1. To inflict vengeance or punishment upon someone: The gangs will wreak mayhem in the city if they are not brought under control.
2. To express outrage, malevolence, or resentment: The crowd gathered in the square to wreak their anger at the government because of increased taxes.
3. To cause something very harmful or damaging: The storm is expected to wreak, or wreck, havoc and extensive damage along the coast during the day.

1. To cause something very harmful or damaging: "The devastation that alcoholism can wreak upon families is difficult to describe."
2. To inflict revenge or punishment on someone: "Melissa swore to wreak vengeance on Albert for all the cruel things he did to her during their marriage."

1. A vehicle, boat, airplane, etc., which has been badly damaged or destroyed: "Fire fighters pulled Kimberly from the car wreck."
2. Something shattered, destroyed, or dilapidated: "Bonnie's house was a complete wreck after the hurricane struck."
3. A person who is physically or mentally broken down or worn out: "The stress of Edith's final exams turned her into a wreck."