botch

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɒt͡ʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɑt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɒtʃ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bocchen (“to mend”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English bōtettan (“to improve; cure; remedy; repair”), related to boot, or from Middle Dutch botsen, butsen, boetsen (“to repair; patch”), related to beat. Doublet of bodge. ==== Verb ==== botch (third-person singular simple present botches, present participle botching, simple past and past participle botched) (transitive) To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something. Synonyms: ruin, bungle; see also Thesaurus:spoil To do (something) without care or skill, or clumsily. (Can we add an example for this sense?) To mend or repair (something) clumsily. Synonyms: bodge; see also Thesaurus:kludge ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== botch (plural botches) An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing. (Can we add an example for this sense?) A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; a conglomeration; hodgepodge. (archaic) One who makes a mess of something. Synonym: bungler ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Related terms ==== bodge ==== See also ==== foul up mess up screw up === Etymology 2 === From Middle English botche, from Anglo-Norman boche, from Late Latin bocia (“boss”). ==== Noun ==== botch (plural botches) (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling. A case or outbreak of boils or sores.