stink up

Make smell terrible

To stink up a place is to fill it with a bad smell: Someone stunk up the bathroom.

The phrase extends to ruining something through poor performance: He really stunk up the joint with that comedy routine.

Past tense may be stunk up or stank up.

contaminate

reek

Emit strong odor

permeate · saturate · fill · suffocate · overwhelm · linger · spread · seep · invade · infuse

decay

rotten

Decomposed or corrupt

rank · moldy · musty · sour · decomposing · rancid · festering · decaying · stale · curdled

bodily

flatulence

Intestinal gas accumulation

armpit · feet · skunk · musk · outhouse · locker room · gym bag · diaper · vomit · belch

Opposites
olfactory effect

stink upfreshen

To restore liveliness

deodorize · air out · freshen up · perfume · deodourize

quality degradation (figurative)

stink upimprove

Raise in quality

elevate · enhance · class up · spruce up · upgrade

environmental quality

stink upclean up

Restore order to

freshen · purify · air out · clear out · sanitize

Family

stink, stinking, stench, stinky, stinks, stinker, stunk, stinkers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G