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stink up

/stɪŋk ʌp/

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verb

/stɪŋk ʌp/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по заполнению пространства очень неприятным запахом или, в переносном смысле, для порчи или разрушения чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of filling a space with a very unpleasant smell, or figuratively, to ruin or spoil something.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Make something smell badinformal

    To cause a place or object to have a very unpleasant smell.

    ruНаполнить неприятным запахом

    • The rotten fish stank up the entire kitchen.
    • Don't leave your gym bag in the car; it will stink it up.
    • The garbage stank up the garage after a few days.

    Synonymssmell upstink out

  2. Spoil or ruin somethinginformal

    To make a situation, event, or experience unpleasant or unsuccessful.

    ruИспортить

    • His bad attitude stank up the whole party.
    • The constant arguments stank up their vacation.
    • The scandal stank up the company's reputation.

    Synonymsbotchbunglefoul upmarmess upruinscrew upspoiltarnishwreck

    Antonymsenhanceimproveperfect

Forms
  • stunk up past participle
  • stank up past simple
  • stunk up past simple
  • stinking up present participle
  • stinks up third person singular

Base verbstink

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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