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Definition of Mess-up
1. Noun. Something badly botched or muddled.
Generic synonyms: Error, Fault, Mistake
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Derivative terms: Ball Up, Mess Up
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mess-up
Literary usage of Mess-up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learningby Peter H. Johnston by Peter H. Johnston (2004)
"But I mess up a lot because when you mess up, you learn from your mistakes."
Asked whether there are different readers in her class, ..."
2. Hacking College by Dean Kohrs (2006)
"This won't really mess up your college career, so it doesn't get a number, but
it will mess up the dog. And there is a special place in hell for people who ..."
3. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen (1999)
"For example, when I look the word mess up in the o dictionary, one definition
is "disorderly mass." Yet when I was con- ^ ducting a workshop in North ..."
4. The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante", 1879-1882 by Albert Victor, George (1886)
"11.0 ,, Mess up spirits ; dismiss drills (that have been going on since 9.30).
11.30 ,, Watch clear up decks. 11.45 „ "Cooks. ..."
5. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"... like some gals mess up their fronts with, nothin' but a stem o' yeller bugle
flowers stuck over one of her little white ears. ..."
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