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smells up

smells up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell up.

Meaning of smell up

Verb

smell up (third-person singular simple present smells up, present participle smelling up, simple past and past participle smelled up or smelt up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To fill up with an unpleasant odour.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To have an unpleasant odour.

Questions about smells up

What is smells up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Smells up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell up.

Words near smells up in the dictionary

  1. smells of the lamp
  2. smells of the shop
  3. smells out
  4. smells the barn
  5. smells the coffee
  6. smells up
  7. smells what someone is stepping in
  8. smellscape
  9. smellscapes
  10. smellsome
  11. smelly

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