- stink something 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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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stink something out — ˌstink sthˈout derived to fill a place with a strong, unpleasant smell • She stinks out the whole house with her incense and candles. Main entry: ↑stinkderived … Useful english dictionary
stink up — verb cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell • Syn: ↑smell up, ↑stink out • Hypernyms: ↑odorize, ↑odourise, ↑scent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
stink up (something) — 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 … New idioms dictionary
stink|er — «STIHNG kuhr», noun. 1. a thing that stinks, especially: a) any one of several large ill smelling petrels. b) = stinkpot. (Cf. ↑stinkpot) 2. a person who stinks. 3. Informal, Figurative. a low, mean, contemptible person. 4. Slang, Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
stink — 1 past tense stank, past participle stunk verb (I) 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell: That paint stinks! (+ of): The place stank of old fish. | it stinks: It stinks of smoke in here. | stink to high heaven (=stink very much) 2 it… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stink — [[t]stɪ̱ŋk[/t]] stinks, stinking, stank, stunk 1) VERB To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant. We all stank and nobody minded... [V of n] The place stinks of fried onions... [V like … English dictionary
stink — stink1 S3 [stıŋk] v past tense stank [stæŋk] past participle stunk [stʌŋk] [: Old English; Origin: stincan] 1.) to have a strong and very unpleasant smell ▪ It stinks in here! stink of ▪ His breath stank of alcohol. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
stink — stink1 [ stıŋk ] (past tense stank [ stæŋk ] or stunk [ stʌŋk ] ; past participle stunk) verb intransitive INFORMAL 1. ) to smell very unpleasant: This cheese stinks! stink of: The kitchen stank of smoke. it stinks: It really stinks in here. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stink — I UK [stɪŋk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stink : present tense I/you/we/they stink he/she/it stinks present participle stinking past tense stank UK [stæŋk] / US or stunk UK [stʌŋk] / US past participle stunk informal 1) to smell very… … English dictionary
stink — /stɪŋk / (say stingk) verb (i) (stank or stunk, stinking) 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be in extremely bad repute or disfavour. 3. Colloquial to be very inferior in quality. –noun 4. a strong offensive smell; stench. 5. Colloquial …
stink out — verb cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell • Syn: ↑stink up, ↑smell up • Hypernyms: ↑odorize, ↑odourise, ↑scent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
