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Meaning of stink up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause to stink.
    informal, transitive
  2. To perform very badly in (a place).
    figuratively, informal, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“The broccoli really stank up the refrigerator.”
“He was constructing a cigarette from newspaper and string. “[…]Don’t light that thing, Dill, you’ll stink up this whole end of town.””
“That's what the Bengals did again Sunday, when, in Wilkinson's words, they "stunk up the joint" in a 31-14 loss to the New York Jets at Cinergy Field.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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