English · Phrasal verb Attested

smell up

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To fill up with an unpleasant odour.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm đầy mùi khó chịu

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To have an unpleasant odour.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có mùi khó chịu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

What does “smell up” mean?

To fill up with an unpleasant odour.

Is “smell up” formal or informal?

smell up is generally informal.

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