Associations to the word «Botch»

Wiktionary

BOTCH, verb. (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.
BOTCH, verb. To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
BOTCH, noun. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
BOTCH, noun. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
BOTCH, noun. A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
BOTCH, noun. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
BOTCH, noun. A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.
BOTCH, noun. (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
BOTCH, noun. A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
BOTCH JOB, noun. A job that has been botched. An alternative to botched job.
BOTCH JOBS, noun. Plural of botch job
BOTCH UP, verb. (transitive) To ruin, mess up.

Dictionary definition

BOTCH, noun. An embarrassing mistake.
BOTCH, verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement".

Wise words

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