to spoil by poor work; bungle (often fol. 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; mess; bungle

He made a complete botch of his first attempt at baking.

a clumsily added part or patch.

a disorderly or confused combination; conglomeration.

verb

accomplish , achieve , do well , succeed

verb

blow * , bobble , boggle * , bollix , boot , bumble , bungle , butcher * , distort , err , fall down * , flounder , flub * , fumble , goof up * , gum up , louse up , mar , mend , mess , mess up * , misapply , miscalculate , miscompute , misconjecture , misconstrue , mishandle , misjudge , mismanage , muck up * , muddle , muff , mutilate , patch , pull a boner , ruin , screw up * , spoil , stumble , wreck , ball up , blunder , boggle , foul up , mess up , blow , fail , fiasco , flub , goof , hash , jumble , make a hash of , misdo , sore

noun

foul-up , mess , muddle , shambles