stink up

stink something up

to make something or some place smell very bad. Your cooking really stunk the place up! The rotten eggs will stink up the whole house.

See also: stink, up

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stink up something also stink something up

1. to make a place smell unpleasant Take the garbage out before it stinks up the entire house.

2. to do something very badly Every time I begin a new job, I worry that I'm gonna stink it up, you know?

Usage notes: sometimes used to suggest that an experience causes you to react as you would to a bad smell: The Dolphins stunk up Rich Stadium by losing 40-0.

See also: stink, up