The difference between Pong and Stench
When used as nouns, pong means a packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host, whereas stench means a strong foul smell, a stink.
When used as verbs, pong means to stink, to smell bad, whereas stench means to cause to emit a disagreeable odour.
check bellow for the other definitions of Pong and Stench
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Pong as a noun (networking):
A packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host.
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Pong as a noun (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang):
A stench, a bad smell.
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Pong as a verb (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang):
To stink, to smell bad.
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Pong as a verb (slang, acting, pejorative):
To deliver a line of a play in an arch, suggestive or unnatural way, so as to draw undue attention to it.
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Pong as a noun (mahjong):
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Stench as a noun:
a strong foul smell, a stink
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Stench as a noun (figurative):
a foul quality
Examples:
"the stench of political corruption"
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Stench as a noun (obsolete):
A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.
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Stench as a verb (obsolete):
To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.
Examples:
"rfquotek Young"
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Stench as a verb:
To stanch.
Examples:
"rfquotek Harvey"