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botch

1

[boch]

verb (used with object)

  1. to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed byup ).

    He botched up the job thoroughly.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. to do or say in a bungling manner.

  3. to mend or patch in a clumsy manner.



noun

  1. a clumsy or poor piece of work; bungle.

    He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking.

  2. a clumsily added part or patch.

  3. a disorderly or confused combination.

botch

2

[boch]

noun

  1. a swelling on the skin; a boil.

  2. an eruptive disease.

botch

/ ɒʃ /

verb

  1. to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

  2. to repair badly or clumsily

“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

noun

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

“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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • botcher noun
  • botchery noun
  • ˈdzٳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of botch1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bocchen “to patch up”; perhaps to be identified with bocchen “to swell up, bulge” (verbal derivative of bocche botch 2 ), though sense development unclear

Origin of botch2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bocche, botch(e), from Old North French boche, dialectal variant of Old French, Middle French boce boss 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of botch1

C14: of unknown origin
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Just weeks before the botched launch, Pyongyang had unveiled a similar warship in another part of the country.

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Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said: "Labour's botched negotiations have left businesses in limbo and this country simply cannot afford their continuing failure."

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At last year's Solheim Cup, the park-and-ride system was botched, leaving empty seats in first tee grandstands for the start of the most important event in women's golf.

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Survivors later told the BBC that Greek coastguards had caused their boat to capsize in a botched attempt to tow it and then silenced witnesses.

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At the time, the actor-producer’s team was exploring whether prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies botched the investigation into how the bullets made their way onto the set.

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