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    Botch
    /bäCH/

    verb

    • 1. carry out (a task) badly or carelessly: "the ability to take on any task without botching it"

    noun

    • 1. a bungled or badly carried out task or action: "I've probably made a botch of things"
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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBOTCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BOTCH meaning: 1. to spoil something by doing it badly: 2. something that is spoiled by being done badly: 3. to…. Learn more.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › botch_1botch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Definition of botch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › botchbotch - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    botch (third-person singular simple present botches, present participle botching, simple past and past participle botched) 1. (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something 1.1. Synonyms: ruin, bungle; see also Thesaurus:spoil 1.2. A botchedhaircut seems to take forever to grow out. 2. To do s...

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    botch (plural botches) 1. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. 1.1. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623...

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  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBOTCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    May 22, 2024 · 1. verb. If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily. [informal] It is a silly idea and he has botched it. [VERB noun] ...a botched job. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: spoil, mar, bungle, fumble More Synonyms of botch. Botch up means the same as botch . I hate having builders botch up repairs on my house. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

  7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › botchbotch | meaning of botch in Longman Dictionary of ...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English botch1 /bɒtʃ $ bɑːtʃ/ (also botch up) verb [ transitive] informal to do something badly, because you have been careless or because you do not have the skill to do it properly The builders really botched up our patio. a botched investigation → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus botch • The hand...

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › botchBOTCH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    botch. verb [ T ] uk / bɒtʃ / us ( also botch up) Add to word list. Add to word list. to spoil something by doing it badly: a botched robbery. (Definition of botch from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  9. en.thefreedictionary.com › botchBotch - definition of botch by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. A ruined or defective piece of work: "I have made a miserable botch of this description" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). 2. A hodgepodge. [Middle English bocchen, to mend .] botch′er n. botch′y adj. Synonyms: botch, blow1, bungle, butcher, fumble, muff1.

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