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botch

botch [ boch ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle botched, present participle botch·ing, 3rd person present singular botch·es)
Definition:
 
do something badly: to do something very badly out of clumsiness or lack of care
managed to botch a simple repair job
botched the piano concerto up



noun botch (plural botch·es) 
Definition:
 
badly done job: a job or task that has been done very badly

[14th century. Origin ?]

botch·er noun
botch·i·ly adverb
botch·i·ness noun
botch·y adjective
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