to botch (up)
41botch up — See: botch I …
42botch-up — See: botch II …
43botch — v. & n. (also bodge) v.tr. 1 bungle; do badly. 2 patch or repair clumsily. n. bungled or spoilt work (made a botch of it). Derivatives: botcher n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn …
44botch´er — botch1 «boch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to spoil by poor work; bungle. 2. to repair clumsily or imperfectly. –n. 1. a poor piece of work. 2. a clumsy patch. ╂[Middle English bocchen; origin uncertain] –botch´er, no …
45botch up — {v. phr.} To ruin, spoil, or mess something up. * / I botched up my chemistry exam, Tim said, with a resigned sigh./ …
46botch up — {v. phr.} To ruin, spoil, or mess something up. * / I botched up my chemistry exam, Tim said, with a resigned sigh./ …
47botch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boche, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss Date: 14th century an inflammatory sore II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English bocchen Date: 1530 1. to foul up hopelessly often used with up …
48botch — 1. verb /bɒʧ,bɑːʧ/ a) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to …
49botch up — verb To ruin, mess up …
50Botch — The name given in Deut. 28:27, 35 to one of the Egyptian plagues (Ex. 9:9). The word so translated is usually rendered boil (q.v.) …
