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  • 91muff — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. miscarry, fumble, blunder; see fail 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bungle, botch, fumble, drop the ball, *blow it, stumble, *choke, fail, miscalculate, slip, trip up, *screw up. ANT.: succeed, accomplish III (Roget s… …

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  • 92snafu — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hassle, muddle, chaos; see confusion 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. mix up, *screw up, mistake, confusion, disorder, mess, disaster, chaos, difficulty. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Slang. A ruinous state… …

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  • 93goof up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal: bollix up, muck up.… …

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  • 94gum up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal: bollix up, muck up. Slang: blow1, goof up …

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  • 95louse up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal: bollix up, muck up. Slang …

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  • 96muck up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal: bollix up. Slang:… …

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  • 97screwup — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I also screw up noun 1. Slang. A clumsy person: blunderer, botcher, bungler, dub, foozler. Idiom: bull in a china shop. See ABILITY. 2. Slang. A ruinous state of disorder: botch, foul up, mess, muddle, shambles. Informal:… …

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  • 98mess — mess1 S2 [mes] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirty/untidy)¦ 2¦(problems/difficulties)¦ 3 make a mess of (doing) something 4¦(person)¦ 5 a mess of something 6¦(army/navy)¦ 7¦(waste substance)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mes …

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  • 99scar — 1. noun 1) the scar on his left cheek Syn: cicatrix, mark, blemish, disfigurement, discoloration, defacement; pockmark, pock, pit; lesion, stigma; birthmark, nevus; (scars) stigmata 2) …

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