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Definition of Botch

1. Verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

Definition of Botch

1. n. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease.

2. v. t. To mark with, or as with, botches.

Definition of Botch

1. 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. ¹

2. Verb. To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily. ¹

3. Noun. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly. ¹

4. Noun. A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle. ¹

5. Noun. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing. ¹

6. Noun. A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge. ¹

7. Noun. (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling. ¹

8. Noun. A case or outbreak of boils or sores. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Botch

1. to bungle [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: bungle

Medical Definition of Botch

1. Origin: Same as Boss a stud. For senses 2 & 3 cf. D. Botsen to beat, akin to E. Beat. 1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease. "Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss." (Milton) 2. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. 3. Work done in a bungling manner; a clumsy performance; a piece of work, or a place in work, marred in the doing, or not properly finished; a bungle. "To leave no rubs nor botches in the work." (Shak) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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