skunk

1 of 2

noun

ˈskəŋk

plural skunks also skunk

: any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected

: the fur of a skunk

: an obnoxious or disliked person

skunk

2 of 2

verb

skunked; skunking; skunks

transitive verb

: defeat

: to prevent entirely from scoring or succeeding : shut out

: to fail to pay

also : cheat

Synonyms

Noun

bastard
beast
bleeder [British]
blighter [chiefly British]
boor
bounder
bugger
buzzard
cad
chuff
churl
clown
creep
cretin
crud [slang]
crumb [slang]
cur
dirtbag [slang]
dog
fink
heel
hound
jerk
joker
louse
lout
pill
rat
rat fink
reptile
rotter
schmuck [slang]
scum
scumbag [slang]
scuzzball [slang]
sleaze
sleazebag [slang]
sleazeball [slang]
slime
slimeball [slang]
slob
snake
so-and-so
sod [chiefly British]
stinkard
stinker
swine
toad
varmint
vermin

Verb

annihilate
blow away
bomb
bury
clobber
cream
drub
dust
flatten
paste
rout
shellac
skin
smoke [slang]
smother
snow under
thrash
trim
tromp
trounce
wallop
wax [slang]
whip
whomp
whop
whap
whup

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Example Sentences

Noun Her brother's a low-down, dirty skunk. he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk Verb we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The entry fee for the skunk is $10 for one and additional $5 for other skunks.

cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Start your skunk stripe journey today, and shop the essentials below.

Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 July 2022 Raye also had some of her buzzing problems taken care of by a hungry skunk.

Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2022 Surprisingly, the skunk didn't attack the deputy with its odor the entire time!

USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 And Venezuela is always the skunk at the picnic, with President Nicolas Maduro shunned at most international gatherings.

Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022 For the third time in as many weeks, a resident reported seeing what appeared to be a sick skunk, this one just after 8 p.m. April 5.

Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022 Madagascar's skunk anemonefish will make fighting sounds different from anemonefish in Indonesia.

Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2022 Not the threat of a music festival, or Fourth of July fireworks, or rogue dogs and volleyballs, or high lake levels and gnarly storms — not even a skunk — could stop Chicago’s Great Lakes piping plovers from propagating.

Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2022

Verb

From the long, layered butterfly haircut to edgy skunk stripe hair, TikTok hair trends are everywhere—and likely will be for a while.

Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 17 Aug. 2022 Despite its cheeky name, skunk stripe hair has little to do with Pepé Le Pew.

Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 July 2022 Jacobson, an officer with the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office in Rochester, found a baby skunk on the road that appeared to be dehydrated.

USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 Javelinas are also known as peccaries or skunk pigs.

Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2022 The federation says the rare animal also has a colorful array of nicknames, including woods devil, Indian devil, nasty cat and skunk bear.

Stephen Smith, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2022 The one or two seasons when I was skunked came on the heels of hard winters.

Ben Long, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2020 The Broncos go out in style by skunking the silver and black as Drew Lock throws four touchdowns.

Ryan O’halloran, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2019 Georgia skunked Missouri 27-0 last week, but Tigers quarterback Kelly Bryant didn’t play because of an injury.

Joseph Goodman, al, 14 Nov. 2019 See More

skunk 1 of 2

noun

as in dog

a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

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dog
clown
bastard
jerk
rat
snake
joker
toad
varmint
beast
vermin
brute
swine
idiot
reptile
louse
buzzard
stinker
moron
creep
brat
bugger
hound
nuisance
rotter
blighter
villain
slime
dirtbag
boor
fink
heel
sod
scum
pill
scumbag
cur
schmuck
scuzzball
fool
bleeder
cretin
cad
slob
crud
slimeball
lout
stinkard
bounder
barbarian
sleaze
savage
sleazeball
sleazebag
chuff
crumb
rascal
rogue
so-and-so
pest
son of a gun
rat fink
turkey
churl
nerd
caveman
scoundrel
wretch
loudmouth
booby
lowlife
scab
miscreant
dope
jackass
scamp
snot
imbecile
vulgarian
blockhead
dolt
goon
nincompoop
birdbrain
roughneck
doofus
airhead
dink
ninny
Neanderthal
insolent
nitwit
snoot
nut
snob
dork
schmo
dweeb
half-wit
schmoe
nit
snip

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hero
heroine
gentleman
lady
idol
saint
angel
role model

skunk

2 of 2

verb

as in to bomb

to defeat by a large margin we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal

Synonyms & Similar Words

bomb
smoke
whip
dust
skin
overcome
cream
master
bury
shellac
snow under
wax
blow away
wallop
trim
top
upset
rout
paste
beat
smother
drub
thrash
annihilate
whop
whup
throw
clobber
trounce
whomp
tromp
eat alive
whap
flatten
overwhelm
worst
cap
beat the pants off
score
sweep
run circles around
best
run rings around
lick
dispatch
better
take
succeed
conquer
destroy
wipe the floor with
wipe the ground with
crush
surpass
slaughter
exceed
hurdle
subdue
vanquish
finish
eclipse
overbear
overmatch
overtop
overthrow
knock over
overpower
surmount
outfight
knock off
nose out
subjugate
flourish
outdo
pip
transcend
prevail (over)
outshine
outdistance
triumph (over)
excel
upend
win (against)
sink
outstrip
edge (out)
break
ace (out)
do in

as in to defeat

to achieve a victory over our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

defeat
master
overcome
beat
get
dispatch
stop
conquer
best
worst
lick
take
subdue
trim
do down
get around
overbear
overmatch
surmount
succeed
get the better of
smoke
finish
bomb
slaughter
bury
prevail (over)
knock for a loop
skin
triumph (over)
upend
cream
sweep
win (against)
shellac
blow out
snow under
score
crush
wax
cap
blow away
overwhelm
nose out
wallop
top
upset
whip
pip
flourish
rout
drub
better
thrash
annihilate
clobber
trounce
surpass
vanquish
eclipse
exceed
overthrow
overtop
knock over
excel
overpower
edge (out)
flatten
knock off
subjugate
break
outdo
excel
unseat
transcend
outfight
outshine
outdistance
outstrip
ace (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lose (to)
fall
give up
wash out
flunk
flop
go down
go under
fail
fold
collapse

as in to sting

to rob by the use of trickery or threats unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

sting
cheat
squeeze
pluck
hustle
stick
beat
hose
sucker
do
screw
fleece
skin
short
bleed
shake down
swindle
euchre
trick
con
rook
fiddle
stiff
gaff
rip off
thimblerig
deceive
victimize
ream
chisel
fool
mulct
diddle
take to the cleaners
defraud
bilk
take for a ride
nobble
chouse
exploit
cozen
milk
flimflam
wrench
shortchange
gull
clip
nick
sell a bill of goods to
bitch
betray
dupe
do in
extort
soak
gouge
overcharge
wring
wrest
rope (in)
bamboozle
double-cross
fast-talk

单词	skunk
释义	skunk 1 of 2 noun ˈskəŋk plural skunks also skunk 1 a : any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected b : the fur of a skunk 2 : an obnoxious or disliked person Illustration of skunk skunk 1a skunk 2 of 2 verb skunked; skunking; skunks transitive verb 1 a : defeat b : to prevent entirely from scoring or succeeding : shut out 2 : to fail to pay also : cheat Synonyms Noun bastard beast bleeder [British] blighter [chiefly British] boor bounder bugger buzzard cad chuff churl clown creep cretin crud [slang] crumb [slang] cur dirtbag [slang] dog fink heel hound jerk joker louse lout pill rat rat fink reptile rotter schmuck [slang] scum scumbag [slang] scuzzball [slang] sleaze sleazebag [slang] sleazeball [slang] slime slimeball [slang] slob snake so-and-so sod [chiefly British] stinkard stinker swine toad varmint vermin Verb annihilate blow away bomb bury clobber cream drub dust flatten paste rout shellac skin smoke [slang] smother snow under thrash trim tromp trounce wallop wax [slang] whip whomp whop whap whup See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Her brother's a low-down, dirty skunk. he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk Verb we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving Recent Examples on the Web Noun The entry fee for the skunk is $10 for one and additional $5 for other skunks. cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 Start your skunk stripe journey today, and shop the essentials below. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 July 2022 Raye also had some of her buzzing problems taken care of by a hungry skunk. Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2022 Surprisingly, the skunk didn't attack the deputy with its odor the entire time! USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 And Venezuela is always the skunk at the picnic, with President Nicolas Maduro shunned at most international gatherings. Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022 For the third time in as many weeks, a resident reported seeing what appeared to be a sick skunk, this one just after 8 p.m. April 5. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022 Madagascar's skunk anemonefish will make fighting sounds different from anemonefish in Indonesia. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2022 Not the threat of a music festival, or Fourth of July fireworks, or rogue dogs and volleyballs, or high lake levels and gnarly storms — not even a skunk — could stop Chicago’s Great Lakes piping plovers from propagating. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2022 Verb From the long, layered butterfly haircut to edgy skunk stripe hair, TikTok hair trends are everywhere—and likely will be for a while. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 17 Aug. 2022 Despite its cheeky name, skunk stripe hair has little to do with Pepé Le Pew. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 July 2022 Jacobson, an officer with the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office in Rochester, found a baby skunk on the road that appeared to be dehydrated. USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 Javelinas are also known as peccaries or skunk pigs. Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2022 The federation says the rare animal also has a colorful array of nicknames, including woods devil, Indian devil, nasty cat and skunk bear. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2022 The one or two seasons when I was skunked came on the heels of hard winters. Ben Long, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2020 The Broncos go out in style by skunking the silver and black as Drew Lock throws four touchdowns. Ryan O’halloran, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2019 Georgia skunked Missouri 27-0 last week, but Tigers quarterback Kelly Bryant didn’t play because of an injury. Joseph Goodman, al, 14 Nov. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun earlier squuncke, from a Massachusett reflex of Algonquian šeka·kwa, from šek-* urinate + -a·kw fox, fox-like animal First Known Use Noun 1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing skunk (as) drunk as a skunk skunk cabbage striped skunk (as) drunk as a skunk skunk cabbage striped skunk Kids Definition skunk noun ˈskəŋk : a North American animal related to the weasels that has coarse black-and-white fur and can squirt out a fluid with a very unpleasant smell Geographical Definition Skunk geographical name river 264 miles (425 kilometers) long in southeastern Iowa flowing southeast into the Mississippi River skunk 1 of 2 noun as in dog a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dog clown bastard jerk rat snake joker toad varmint beast vermin brute swine idiot reptile louse buzzard stinker moron creep brat bugger hound nuisance rotter blighter villain slime dirtbag boor fink heel sod scum pill scumbag cur schmuck scuzzball fool bleeder cretin cad slob crud slimeball lout stinkard bounder barbarian sleaze savage sleazeball sleazebag chuff crumb rascal rogue so-and-so pest son of a gun rat fink turkey churl nerd caveman scoundrel wretch loudmouth booby lowlife scab miscreant dope jackass scamp snot imbecile vulgarian blockhead dolt goon nincompoop birdbrain roughneck doofus airhead dink ninny Neanderthal insolent nitwit snoot nut snob dork schmo dweeb half-wit schmoe nit snip Antonyms & Near Antonyms hero heroine gentleman lady idol saint angel role model See More skunk 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to bomb to defeat by a large margin we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal Synonyms & Similar Words bomb smoke whip dust skin overcome cream master bury shellac snow under wax blow away wallop trim top upset rout paste beat smother drub thrash annihilate whop whup throw clobber trounce whomp tromp eat alive whap flatten overwhelm worst cap beat the pants off score sweep run circles around best run rings around lick dispatch better take succeed conquer destroy wipe the floor with wipe the ground with crush surpass slaughter exceed hurdle subdue vanquish finish eclipse overbear overmatch overtop overthrow knock over overpower surmount outfight knock off nose out subjugate flourish outdo pip transcend prevail (over) outshine outdistance triumph (over) excel upend win (against) sink outstrip edge (out) break ace (out) do in 2 as in to defeat to achieve a victory over our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving Synonyms & Similar Words defeat master overcome beat get dispatch stop conquer best worst lick take subdue trim do down get around overbear overmatch surmount succeed get the better of smoke finish bomb slaughter bury prevail (over) knock for a loop skin triumph (over) upend cream sweep win (against) shellac blow out snow under score crush wax cap blow away overwhelm nose out wallop top upset whip pip flourish rout drub better thrash annihilate clobber trounce surpass vanquish eclipse exceed overthrow overtop knock over excel overpower edge (out) flatten knock off subjugate break outdo excel unseat transcend outfight outshine outdistance outstrip ace (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms lose (to) fall give up wash out flunk flop go down go under fail fold collapse See More 3 as in to sting to rob by the use of trickery or threats unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it Synonyms & Similar Words sting cheat squeeze pluck hustle stick beat hose sucker do screw fleece skin short bleed shake down swindle euchre trick con rook fiddle stiff gaff rip off thimblerig deceive victimize ream chisel fool mulct diddle take to the cleaners defraud bilk take for a ride nobble chouse exploit cozen milk flimflam wrench shortchange gull clip nick sell a bill of goods to bitch betray dupe do in extort soak gouge overcharge wring wrest rope (in) bamboozle double-cross fast-talk
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