- to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
- to do or say in a bungling manner.
- to mend or patch in a clumsy manner.
- a clumsy or poor piece of work; bungle: He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking.
- a clumsily added part or patch.
- a disorderly or confused combination.
- a swelling on the skin; a boil.
- an eruptive disease.
- to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
- to repair badly or clumsily
- a badly done piece of work or repair (esp in the phrase make a botch of (something))
