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101mess around — v. (colloq.) (AE) (D; intr.) to mess around with * * * (colloq.) (AE) (D; intr.) to mess around with …
102mess up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spoil, ruin, foul up, damage; see botch , destroy 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mishandle …
103mess or mell — intransitive verb Scotland : to have familiar intercourse : associate used with with * * * mess or mell (Scot) To associate, have to do • • • Main Entry: ↑mess …
104mess around — to waste time doing something without a particular purpose. The kids were just messing around at the mall. Usage notes: often used in the not mess around to act with a serious purpose: Being a federal agent on the track of terrorists, Matt doesn… …
105mess around — intransitive verb Date: 1918 1. to waste time ; dawdle, idle 2. a. associate < don t mess around with admirals much K. M. Dodson > b. flirt, philander < caught him messing around with my wife > …
106mess up — Synonyms and related words: ball up, befoul, benasty, bitch, bitch up, blur, bobble, bollix, bollix up, bonehead into it, bugger, bugger up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, contaminate, cook, corrupt, damage, defile, deform, derange,… …
107mess\ around — v. phr. 1. To engage in idle or purposeless activity. Come on, you guys, start doing some work, don t just mess around all day! 2. vulgar To be promiscuous; to indulge in sex with little discrimination as to who the partner is. Allen needs… …
108mess about (with someone) — Go to mess around (with someone) …
109mess around — verb a) To fiddle idly. The kids sat there messing around with leaves and blades of grass because they were bored. b) To joke, kid, or play. These guys dont mess around! They finished the whole job in ten minutes …
110mess up — verb a) To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. The afternoon breeze messed up my hair. b) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to ma …
