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Definitions for Botch

[1] to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up ): He botched up the job thoroughly.
[2] to do or say in a bungling manner.
[3] to mend or patch in a clumsy manner.
[4] a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle: He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking.
[5] a clumsily added part or patch.
[6] a disorderly or confused combination; conglomeration.
[7] a swelling on the skin; a boil.
[8] an eruptive disease.
[9] to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
[10] to repair badly or clumsily
[11] Also called: botch-up a badly done piece of work or repair (esp in the phrase make a botch of (something ))

Words related to Botch

bumble, err, miscalculate, flub, misjudge, mismanage, muff, fumble, mishandle, bungle, bobble, blow, mar, mess, wreck, ruin, boot, muddle, butcher, patch

Words nearby Botch

botanize, botany, botany bay, botany wool, botargo, botch, botchy, bote, botel, botfly, both

Origin of Botch

21350–1400; Middle English bocche < Old French boche, dialectal variant of boce boss2

Other words from Botch

botch·ed·ly [boch -id-lee] /ˈbɒtʃ ɪd li/ , adverb
botch·er , noun
botch·er·y , noun

Word origin for Botch

C14: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Botch

bobble, bumble, bungle, err, flub, fumble, miscalculate, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muff, screw up, blow, boggle, bollix, boot, butcher, distort, flounder, mar, mend, mess, misapply, misconstrue, muddle, mutilate, patch, ruin, spoil, stumble, wreck, fall down, goof up, gum up, louse up, mess up, miscompute, misconjecture, muck up, pull a boner