muddle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
2. 2
   To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
3. 3
   To dabble in mud.
4. 4
   To make turbid or muddy.
5. 5
   To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
6. 6
   To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
7. 7
   To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.

Noun

1. 1
   A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
2. 2
   A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.
3. 3
   A muddy mess.
4. 4
   A servant's attendant; underservant.