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stink out

B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To make a room or place smell really bad.

Literal meaning: To cause a stink (bad smell) to spread out through a space.

Meanings

1 B1 informal

To fill a room or enclosed space with a very bad smell.

"He cooked fish in the microwave and stank the whole office out."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To be extremely bad or of very poor quality (figurative, informal).

"That movie completely stank out — I walked out after twenty minutes."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Primarily used in British and Australian English. The American equivalent is 'stink up.' Usually implies the smell is pervasive and affects other people negatively.

Commonly used with

room kitchen house office car place

Forms

Base
stink out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stinks out
he/she/it
Past simple
stinked out
yesterday
Past participle
stinked out
have + pp
-ing form
stinking out
continuous

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