"skunk up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: skunks up [present, singular, third-person], skunking up [participle, present], skunked up [participle, past], skunked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} skunk up (third-person singular simple present skunks up, present participle skunking up, simple past and past participle skunked up)
  1. To make (a place) foul by one's presence.
    Sense id: en-skunk_up-en-verb-u4K0Yzs2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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