botch: Meaning and Definition of
botch
Pronunciation: (boch), [key] — v.t.
- to spoil by poor work; bungle (often fol. by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
- to do or say in a bungling manner.
- to mend or patch in a clumsy manner.
—n. - a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle: He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking.
- a clumsily added part or patch.
- a disorderly or confused combination; conglomeration.
botch
Pronunciation: (boch), [key] — n.
- a swelling on the skin; a boil.
- an eruptive disease.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.