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| 1. | [ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin | |
| Synonyms: | louse_up spoil fuck_up flub foul_up blunder muck_up ball_up bobble muff bumble blow fumble fluff bollocks bollocks_up bungle mishandle bollix bollix_up screw_up botch_up botch | |
| Examples: | "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
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| Related terms: | fail blurt_out blunder spoil bungler fluff ballup screwup | |
| 2. | [ verb ] disturb the smoothness of | |
| Synonyms: | ruffle_up rumple ruffle | |
| Examples: | "ruffle the surface of the water" |
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| Related terms: | disarrange | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make a mess of or create disorder in | |
| Synonyms: | mess | |
| Examples: | "He messed up his room" |
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| Related terms: | disorder mess | |
| Similar spelling: |
mess-up |
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