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- pronunciation:
- bach
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
botches, botching, botched |
| definition: |
to spoil or ruin as a result of clumsy work or poor repairs; bungle.
He tried to install the water heater himself, but he botched the job and had to call in a professional.- synonyms:
- bollix up, bumble, bungle, butcher, flub, mess up, muck up
- similar words:
- blow, blunder, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof, muddle, muff, ruin, spoil
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| related words: |
hack, jumble, queer |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a clumsy or defective piece of workmanship.
- similar words:
- blunder, bungle, dud, flub, fluff, hash, lemon, mess, muddle, muff, shamble
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| definition 2: |
a confused combination; jumble.
- synonyms:
- hash, hodgepodge, jumble, mess, mishmash, muddle
- similar words:
- gallimaufry, litter, olio, omnium-gatherum, potpourri, salmagundi, snarl
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| related words: |
blooper, bust, mishmash |
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| derivation: |
botcher (n.) |
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