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stink up. Cause a bad odor, as in These onions smell up the whole house, or Your old sneakers are stinking up the closet; throw them out. [Mid-1900s]
smell up
| Idioms: smell up |
| WordNet: smell up |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
Synonyms: stink up, stink out
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