botch

²botch

verb

Definition of BOTCH

transitive verb

1

: to foul up hopelessly —often used with up

2

: to put together in a makeshift way

— botch·er noun

Examples of BOTCH

1. The store botched the order—I received only half the books I paid for.
2. They clearly botched the investigation.

Origin of BOTCH

Middle English bocchen

First Known Use: 1530

Related to BOTCH

Synonyms: blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up

Related Words: blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle; blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate; destroy, wreck; mishandle, mismanage

Near Antonyms: ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy; doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

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