stink up
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To make somewhere smell really bad.
Literal meaning: To send a stink upward through a space.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To fill a room or space with a very unpleasant smell.
"Who left their gym bag in here? It's stinking the whole locker room up."
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
slang
To ruin or spoil something badly (figurative, American slang).
"Their terrible performance stunk up what should have been a great season."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in American English. The British equivalent is 'stink out.' Common in casual speech. The object (the place) can go between 'stink' and 'up' or after 'up.'
Commonly used with
room house car bathroom kitchen place
Forms
Base
stink up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stinks up
he/she/it
Past simple
stinked up
yesterday
Past participle
stinked up
have + pp
-ing form
stinking up
continuous
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