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botch

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Verb

  1. To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
  2. To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
  3. To repair or mend clumsily.

Noun

  1. An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
  2. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
  3. A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
  4. A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; a conglomeration; hodgepodge.
  5. One who makes a mess of something.
  6. A tumour or other malignant swelling.
  7. A case or outbreak of boils or sores.

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