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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"
Generic synonyms: Fail, Go Wrong, Miscarry
Derivative terms: Ballup, Botcher, Bumbler, Bungle, Bungler, Flub, Fluff, Foul-up, Fuckup, Fumbler, Mess-up, Screwup, Spoil, Spoilage, Spoiling
2. Noun. An embarrassing mistake.
Generic synonyms: Error, Fault, Mistake
Specialized synonyms: Bobble, Snafu, Spectacle, Bull, Fumble, Muff, Fluff, Faux Pas, Gaffe, Gaucherie, Slip, Solecism, Howler, Clanger, Misstep, Stumble, Trip, Trip-up
Derivative terms: Blunder, Botchy, Bungle, Bungle, Flub, Foul Up, Fuck Up
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)