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   Mess

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   noun

   • 1. a dirty or untidy state of things or of a place: "she made a mess of the kitchen" Similar untidinessdisorderdisarrayclutterheapshambleslittertanglejumblemuddlemishmashchaosconfusiondisorganizationturmoilinformal:muckfrightsightdog's dinner/breakfasttip
   • ▪ a thing or collection of things causing an untidy or dirty state: "she replaced the jug and mopped up the mess"
   • ▪ a person who is dirty or untidy: "I look a mess"
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to the excrement of a domestic animal: "dog mess" Similar excrementdungmuckfecesexcretadirt
   • 2. a situation or state of affairs that is confused or full of difficulties: "the economy is still in a terrible mess" Similar plightpredicamentemergencytight spottight cornerdifficultystraitstroublequandarydilemmaproblemmuddlemix-upconfusioncomplicationimbroglioentanglementmireinformal:jamfixpicklestewhot waterholepretty/fine kettle of fishscrapemuddlebotchbunglewreckinformal:hashmuckfoul-upscrewupcock-upshamblesomnishamblescar crashsnafuvulgar slang:fuck-upballs-up
   • ▪ a person whose life or affairs are confused or troubled: "he needs treatment of some kind—he's a real mess"
   • 3. a portion of semisolid or pulpy food, especially one that looks unappetizing: "a mess of mashed black beans and rice"
   • 4. a building or room in which members of the armed forces take their meals; mess hall: "the sergeants' mess"
   • ▪ a meal taken there.

   verb

   • 1. make untidy or dirty: "she scratched her head, messing her hair still further"
   • ▪ (of a domestic animal) defecate: "they had some problems with dogs messing in the store"
   • ▪ make dirty by defecating: "he feared he would mess the bed"
   • 2. take one's meals in a particular place or with a particular person, especially in an armed forces' mess: "I messed at first with Harry, who was to become a lifelong friend"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French mes ‘portion of food’, from late Latin missum ‘something put on the table’, past participle of mittere ‘send, put’. The original sense was ‘a serving of (semiliquid) food’, later ‘liquid food for an animal’; this gave rise (early 19th century) to the senses ‘unappetizing concoction’ and ‘predicament’, on which sense 1 is based. In late Middle English the term also denoted any of the small groups into which the company at a banquet was divided (who were served from the same dishes); hence, ‘a group who regularly eat together’ (recorded in military use from the mid 16th century).

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   Feb 2, 2024 · mess (third-person singular simple present messes, present participle messing, simple past and past participle messed) (intransitive) To take meals with a mess. (intransitive) To belong to a mess. (intransitive) To eat (with others). 1836, George Simpson & al., HBC Standing Rules and Regulations, §18: Resolved 18.

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   1. : a quantity of food: archaic : food set on a table at one time. b. : a prepared dish of soft food. also : a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together. c. : enough food of a specified kind for a dish or a meal. picked a mess of peas for dinner. 2. a. : a group of persons who regularly take their meals together.

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   noun. a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess. a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered. a state of embarrassing confusion: My affairs are in a mess. an unpleasant or difficult situation: She got into a mess driving without a license. a dirty or untidy mass, litter, or jumble: a mess of papers.

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   noun. uk / mes/ B1. a place or thing that is dirty or untidy: The house is in a mess. He makes such a mess in the kitchen. a situation in which there are a lot of problems: She told me that her life was a mess. (Definition of mess from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mess. in Chinese (Traditional)

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   Word Explorer. See. food. The meaning of mess. Definition of mess. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.