To make a place untidy or disorderly: “I wish they wouldn’t ________ the room so.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| MESS UP | 11 |
| CLUTTER UP | 4 |
| TEAR UP | 2 |
| DIRTY | 1 |
| DIRTY UP | 1 |
| MESSY UP | 1 |
| MUSS | 1 |
| MUSS UP | 1 |
| TRASH | 1 |
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