muck_up | ||
1. | [ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin | |
Synonyms: | louse_up fuck_up spoil flub foul_up blunder mess_up ball_up mishandle muff bungle blow fumble bollix bollocks_up bobble fluff bollix_up bollocks screw_up botch_up bumble 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 ] soil with mud, muck, or mire | |
Synonyms: | muck mud mire | |
Examples: | "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" |
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Related terms: | dirty mud | |
Similar spelling: |
mug_up mock_up muckheap |