Definitions and Synonyms of botch | Another word for botch | What is botch?
Definition 1: an embarrassing mistake - [noun denoting act]Synonyms for botch in the sense of this definition
(botch is a kind of ...) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
"he made a bad mistake" "she was quick to point out my errors" "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" (... is a kind of botch ) a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
"he dropped a clanger" (... is a kind of botch ) a glaring blunder
(... is a kind of botch ) a socially awkward or tactless act
(... is a kind of botch ) a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
(... is a kind of botch ) (sports) dropping the ball
(... is a kind of botch ) a serious and ludicrous blunder
"he made a bad bull of the assignment" (... is a kind of botch ) a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
(... is a kind of botch ) an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
(... is a kind of botch ) the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
"the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out" (... is a kind of botch ) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip" "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later" "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
Synonyms for botch in the sense of this definition
(botch is a kind of ...) a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
"he made a bad mistake" "she was quick to point out my errors" "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"(... is a kind of botch ) a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
"he dropped a clanger"(... is a kind of botch ) a glaring blunder
(... is a kind of botch ) a socially awkward or tactless act
(... is a kind of botch ) a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
(... is a kind of botch ) (sports) dropping the ball
(... is a kind of botch ) a serious and ludicrous blunder
"he made a bad bull of the assignment"(... is a kind of botch ) a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
(... is a kind of botch ) an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
(... is a kind of botch ) the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
"the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"(... is a kind of botch ) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip" "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later" "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"Definition 2: make a mess of, destroy or ruin - [verb of social]Samples where botch or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Synonyms for botch in the sense of this definition
- ball up
- blow
- bobble
- bodge
- bollix
- bollix up
- bollocks
- bollocks up
- botch up
- bumble
- bungle
- flub
- fluff
- foul up
- fuck up
- fumble
- louse up
- mess up
- mishandle
- muck up
- muff
- screw up
- spoil
(botch is a kind of ...) be unsuccessful
"Where do today's public schools fail?" "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
Samples where botch or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Synonyms for botch in the sense of this definition
- ball up
- blow
- bobble
- bodge
- bollix
- bollix up
- bollocks
- bollocks up
- botch up
- bumble
- bungle
- flub
- fluff
- foul up
- fuck up
- fumble
- louse up
- mess up
- mishandle
- muck up
- muff
- screw up
- spoil