botch

[ boch ]

/ bɒtʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.

to do or say in a bungling manner.

to mend or patch in a clumsy manner.

noun

a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle: He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking.

a clumsily added part or patch.

a disorderly or confused combination; conglomeration.

Origin of botch

1350–1400; Middle English bocchen to patch up; perhaps to be identified with bocchen to swell up, bulge (verbal derivative of bocchebotch²), though sense development unclear

SYNONYMS FOR botch

1 ruin, mismanage; muff, butcher, flub.

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OTHER WORDS FROM botch

botch·ed·ly

[boch-id-lee], /ˈbɒtʃ ɪd li/, adverbbotcher, nounbotch·er·y, noun

Words nearby botch

botanize, botany, Botany Bay, Botany wool, botargo, botch, botchy, bote, botel, botfly, both

Definition for botch (2 of 2)

botch²

[ boch ]

/ bɒtʃ /

noun

a swelling on the skin; a boil.

an eruptive disease.

Origin of botch

1350–1400; Middle English bocche<Old French boche, dialectal variant of boceboss²

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Example sentences from the Web for botch

He'd botch it, as he's botched everything foreign-policy related in this campaign.
Does Bibi Have the American People Hypnotized or Something?|Michael Tomasky|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His pride's insupportable, and he's been rash enough to try to botch my work for me.
The Road to Damascus|August Strindberg
You will have to give me instructions, and though I may botch the business, I'll save the meat.
A Mating in the Wilds|Ottwell Binns
Nature has made a botch of him, else he would now be running on four feet, instead of two.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett

Now there is just one thing that will happen if you botch this matter.
The Cottage of Delight|Will N. Harben
If it does, then its absurdities are nothing new, for we all know what a botch Ibsen made of accounting for himself.
A Book of Prefaces|H. L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for botch

botch

/ (bɒtʃ) /

verb (tr often foll by up)

to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

to repair badly or clumsily

noun

Also called: botch-up a badly done piece of work or repair (esp in the phrase make a botch of (something))

Derived forms of botch

botcher, noun

Word Origin for botch

C14: of unknown origin

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单词	botch
释义	botch ¹ [ boch ] / bɒtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR botch ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly. to do or say in a bungling manner. to mend or patch in a clumsy manner. noun a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle: He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking. a clumsily added part or patch. a disorderly or confused combination; conglomeration. Origin of botch ¹ 1350–1400; Middle English bocchen to patch up; perhaps to be identified with bocchen to swell up, bulge (verbal derivative of bocchebotch²), though sense development unclear SYNONYMS FOR botch 1 ruin, mismanage; muff, butcher, flub. SEE SYNONYMS FOR botch ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM botch botch·ed·ly [boch-id-lee], /ˈbɒtʃ ɪd li/, adverbbotcher, nounbotch·er·y, noun Words nearby botch botanize, botany, Botany Bay, Botany wool, botargo, botch, botchy, bote, botel, botfly, both Definition for botch (2 of 2) botch² [ boch ] / bɒtʃ / noun a swelling on the skin; a boil. an eruptive disease. Origin of botch ² 1350–1400; Middle English bocche<Old French boche, dialectal variant of boceboss² Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for botch He'd botch it, as he's botched everything foreign-policy related in this campaign. Does Bibi Have the American People Hypnotized or Something?\|Michael Tomasky\|September 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST His pride's insupportable, and he's been rash enough to try to botch my work for me. The Road to Damascus\|August Strindberg You will have to give me instructions, and though I may botch the business, I'll save the meat. A Mating in the Wilds\|Ottwell Binns Nature has made a botch of him, else he would now be running on four feet, instead of two. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.\|William Chauncey Bartlett Now there is just one thing that will happen if you botch this matter. The Cottage of Delight\|Will N. Harben If it does, then its absurdities are nothing new, for we all know what a botch Ibsen made of accounting for himself. A Book of Prefaces\|H. L. Mencken British Dictionary definitions for botch botch / (bɒtʃ) / verb (tr often foll by up) to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude to repair badly or clumsily noun Also called: botch-up a badly done piece of work or repair (esp in the phrase make a botch of (something)) Derived forms of botch botcher, noun Word Origin for botch C14: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to botch bumble, screw up, err, miscalculate, flub, misjudge, mismanage, muff, fumble, mishandle, bungle, bobble, blow, mar, mess, wreck, ruin, boot, muddle, butcher
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botch

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of botch

SYNONYMS FOR botch

OTHER WORDS FROM botch

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Definition for botch (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of botch

Example sentences from the Web for botch

British Dictionary definitions for botch

verb (tr often foll by up)

noun

Derived forms of botch

Word Origin for botch

Words related to botch