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оплесквам — meaning in English

opleskvam

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English meaning

  • bedaub verb To smear upon; to soil.
  • besmear verb To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
  • bog noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.
  • goof noun A mistake or blunder.
  • muff noun A tube-shaped covering, often fur, that both hands are tucked into for warmth.

Senses

оплесквам is used for these senses in English:

  • besmear (transitive) To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
  • bog (transitive, British, informal) To make a mess of something.
  • fall into a trap (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.
  • foozle To do something clumsily or awkwardly; to bungle.
  • goof (US) To make a mistake.
  • muff To mishandle; to bungle. [from 1920s]

bedaub — full definition

  1. verb To smear upon; to soil.
  2. verb To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

besmear — full definition

  1. verb To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
  2. verb To damage the reputation of, to tarnish, to sully.

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