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botch

1

[ boch ]

verb (used with object)

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

    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 calledbotch-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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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzٳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • dzٳ· noun
  • dzٳ··y noun
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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of botch1

C14: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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The California Supreme Court urged the State Bar of California Thursday to explain how and why it utilized artificial intelligence to develop multiple-choice questions for its botched February bar exams.

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Tickets for the latest iteration of the botched fest go on sale Monday.

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The botched exams prompted some students to file a federal lawsuit against Meazure Learning.

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Dr Yang Lu, a plastic surgeon and owner of a licensed cosmetic surgery clinic in Shanghai, says in recent years the number of people coming for surgeries to repair botched operations has been growing.

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He called the deal a "botched nationalisation" but argued the Conservatives supported the deal because "this because it's the least worst option on the table".

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