botch

¹botch

noun \ˈbäch\

Definition of BOTCH

: an inflammatory sore

Origin of BOTCH

Middle English boche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BOTCH

blotch, crotch, hotch, klatch, notch, scotch, Scotch, splotch, swatch, watch

²botch

transitive verb

Definition of BOTCH

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

³botch

noun

Definition of BOTCH

1

: something that is botched : mess

2

: patchwork, hodgepodge

— botchy \ˈbä-chē\ adjective

First Known Use of BOTCH

1605

botch

noun \ˈbäch\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BOTCH

: an inflammatory sore