clutter up

Meanings

verbclutter up (third-person singular simple present clutters up, present participle cluttering up, simple past and past participle cluttered up)

present singular third person clutters up · participle present cluttering up · participle past cluttered up · past cluttered up

transitiveTo fill with rubbish or with needless articles.
The hotel lobby was cluttered up with furniture.
1 more example
Why do you clutter up your mind with such useless knowledge?

verbfill a space in a disorderly way

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