Botch meaning
Botch is defined as to make errors or do something in a clumsy, sloppy manner.
When you make careless errors in a home improvement project because you aren't paying attention, this is an example of a time when you botch the job.
verb
The definition of a botch is a sloppy, poorly done job.
A messy, sloppy and poorly done project is an example of a botch.
noun
To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
verb
A ruined or defective piece of work.
noun
A hodgepodge.
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To repair or patch clumsily.
verb
To spoil by poor work or poor performance; bungle.
verb
A badly patched place or part.
noun
A bungled or unskillful piece of work.
noun
A boil, sore, or ulcer.
noun
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To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.
A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
verb
An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
noun
A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
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A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
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A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
noun
To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude.
Botch a tennis shot; botch a rebellion.
verb
Origin of botch
- Middle English bocchen to mend
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Anglo-Norman boche, from Late Latin bocia (“boss”).
From Wiktionary
- Middle English bocchen (“to mend”), of uncertain origin.
From Wiktionary