bâcler — meaning in English

English meaning

• botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
• cram verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.

Senses

bâcler is used for these senses in English:

• bang out (transitive, idiomatic) To do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.
• botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
• botch To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.
• cram (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
• dash (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
• half-ass (slang, somewhat, vulgar, transitive) To perform a task incompletely or carelessly.
• mess up (transitive) To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
• rig (transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

botch — full definition

1. verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
2. noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.

cram — full definition

1. verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
2. verb To study intensively in a short period, usually right before an exam.

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