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

skunks 1 of 2

noun

variants also skunk

plural of skunk

as in dogs

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

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snakes
rats
clowns
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beasts
hounds
toads
varmints
vermin
creeps
jerks
reptiles
buggers
barbarians
pills
heels
idiots
finks
stinkers
cads
swine
rotters
buzzards
savages
blighters
dirtbags
louses
scumbags
bleeders
crumbs
boors
villains
jokers
stinkards
bounders
brats
slimes
schmucks
cruds
cretins
scums
scuzzballs
louts
slimeballs
sods
nuts
curs
sons of guns
sleazeballs
pests
so-and-sos
sleazebags
churls
slobs
so-and-so's
sleazes
morons
chuffs
rascals
wretches
scoundrels
rogues
rat finks
cavemen
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loudmouths
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lowlifes
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dopes
boobies
scamps
lowlives
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snots
jackasses
dufuses
snobs
airheads
nitwits
birdbrains
doofuses
dinks
Neanderthals
dorks
dweebs
schmoes
insolents
nits
snoots
half-wits
snips

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

heroes
gentlemen
ladies
angels
idols
heroines
saints
role models

skunks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of skunk

as in bombs

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

bombs
masters
skins
creams
whips
dusts
shellacs
routs
tops
smokes
buries
overcomes
blows away
upsets
beats
snows under
smothers
trims
drubs
wallops
tromps
whomps
scores
waxes
whaps
annihilates
clobbers
trounces
thrashes
whops
pastes
overwhelms
whups
throws
licks
overbears
runs rings around
caps
beats the pants off
dispatches
eats alive
conquers
sweeps
flattens
wipes the floor with
succeeds
wipes the ground with
runs circles around
exceeds
hurdles
surpasses
overmatches
crushes
destroys
vanquishes
takes
slaughters
knocks over
worsts
subdues
knocks off
eclipses
bests
overtops
betters
finishes
noses out
overpowers
subjugates
surmounts
outdistances
outfights
flourishes
transcends
pips
outdoes
wins (against)
outshines
excels
overthrows
sinks
outstrips
prevails (over)
triumphs (over)
edges (out)
upends
aces (out)
breaks
does in

as in masters

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

masters
defeats
overcomes
beats
dispatches
gets
conquers
overbears
licks
stops
subdues
overmatches
takes
worsts
bests
trims
surmounts
does down
succeeds
gets around
bombs
scores
wins (against)
gets the better of
skins
knocks for a loop
creams
prevails (over)
slaughters
triumphs (over)
finishes
shellacs
sweeps
buries
upends
overwhelms
tops
caps
noses out
routs
smokes
crushes
upsets
blows away
blows out
pips
whips
snows under
flourishes
drubs
vanquishes
knocks over
exceeds
wallops
surpasses
waxes
excels
knocks off
annihilates
clobbers
eclipses
trounces
edges (out)
thrashes
overtops
betters
excels
overpowers
subjugates
outdistances
outfights
transcends
unseats
flattens
overthrows
outdoes
outshines
outstrips
breaks
aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

loses (to)
falls
washes out
goes down
fails
folds
collapses
flops
flunks
goes under
gives up

as in stings

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

stings
cheats
hustles
sticks
suckers
plucks
screws
squeezes
beats
does
shorts
skins
bleeds
tricks
stiffs
fleeces
hoses
rooks
cozens
swindles
cons
fools
gaffs
rips off
euchres
chisels
deceives
victimizes
chouses
thimblerigs
mulcts
exploits
fiddles
reams
shakes down
takes to the cleaners
bilks
diddles
defrauds
nobbles
flimflams
gulls
sells a bill of goods to
shortchanges
clips
takes for a ride
wrenches
bitches
betrays
dupes
does in
gouges
milks
nicks
overcharges
extorts
soaks
wrings
bamboozles
wrests
ropes (in)
fast-talks
double-crosses

单词	skunks
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 skunks 1 of 2 noun variants also skunk plural of skunk as in dogs a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dogs snakes rats clowns bastards beasts hounds toads varmints vermin creeps jerks reptiles buggers barbarians pills heels idiots finks stinkers cads swine rotters buzzards savages blighters dirtbags louses scumbags bleeders crumbs boors villains jokers stinkards bounders brats slimes schmucks cruds cretins scums scuzzballs louts slimeballs sods nuts curs sons of guns sleazeballs pests so-and-sos sleazebags churls slobs so-and-so's sleazes morons chuffs rascals wretches scoundrels rogues rat finks cavemen brutes vulgarians nuisances loudmouths scabs fools lowlifes roughnecks turkeys imbeciles miscreants dolts blockheads dopes boobies scamps lowlives nincompoops nerds ninnies goons snots jackasses dufuses snobs airheads nitwits birdbrains doofuses dinks Neanderthals dorks dweebs schmoes insolents nits snoots half-wits snips Antonyms & Near Antonyms heroes gentlemen ladies angels idols heroines saints role models See More skunks 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of skunk 1 as in bombs 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 bombs masters skins creams whips dusts shellacs routs tops smokes buries overcomes blows away upsets beats snows under smothers trims drubs wallops tromps whomps scores waxes whaps annihilates clobbers trounces thrashes whops pastes overwhelms whups throws licks overbears runs rings around caps beats the pants off dispatches eats alive conquers sweeps flattens wipes the floor with succeeds wipes the ground with runs circles around exceeds hurdles surpasses overmatches crushes destroys vanquishes takes slaughters knocks over worsts subdues knocks off eclipses bests overtops betters finishes noses out overpowers subjugates surmounts outdistances outfights flourishes transcends pips outdoes wins (against) outshines excels overthrows sinks outstrips prevails (over) triumphs (over) edges (out) upends aces (out) breaks does in 2 as in masters to achieve a victory over our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving Synonyms & Similar Words masters defeats overcomes beats dispatches gets conquers overbears licks stops subdues overmatches takes worsts bests trims surmounts does down succeeds gets around bombs scores wins (against) gets the better of skins knocks for a loop creams prevails (over) slaughters triumphs (over) finishes shellacs sweeps buries upends overwhelms tops caps noses out routs smokes crushes upsets blows away blows out pips whips snows under flourishes drubs vanquishes knocks over exceeds wallops surpasses waxes excels knocks off annihilates clobbers eclipses trounces edges (out) thrashes overtops betters excels overpowers subjugates outdistances outfights transcends unseats flattens overthrows outdoes outshines outstrips breaks aces (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms loses (to) falls washes out goes down fails folds collapses flops flunks goes under gives up See More 3 as in stings 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 stings cheats hustles sticks suckers plucks screws squeezes beats does shorts skins bleeds tricks stiffs fleeces hoses rooks cozens swindles cons fools gaffs rips off euchres chisels deceives victimizes chouses thimblerigs mulcts exploits fiddles reams shakes down takes to the cleaners bilks diddles defrauds nobbles flimflams gulls sells a bill of goods to shortchanges clips takes for a ride wrenches bitches betrays dupes does in gouges milks nicks overcharges extorts soaks wrings bamboozles wrests ropes (in) fast-talks double-crosses
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