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vermasseln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.

Senses

vermasseln is used for these senses in English:

  • botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
  • foul (transitive) To make dirty.
  • make a pig's ear of (British, idiomatic, transitive) To do badly; to make a mess of.
  • mess up (intransitive) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.

botch — full definition

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

foul — full definition

  1. adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  2. adj Vulgar or abusive, especially referring to language.
  3. verb To make something dirty, blocked, or tangled.
  4. verb In sports, to break a rule through illegal contact with an opponent.
  5. noun A violation of a game's rules, often involving contact with another player.

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