Crossword clues for mess up
The Collaborative International Dictionary
mess up \mess up\, v. t.
To make a mess[5] of; to confuse, disorder, or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.
To botch[3]; to bungle.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. 2 (context transitive English) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. 3 (context transitive English) To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on. 4 (context intransitive English) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly. 5 (context transitive English) To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior. 6 (context transitive English) To damage; injure. 7 (context transitive slang English) To manhandle; beat up; rough up. 8 (context transitive slang English) To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
WordNet
v. make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, fuck up]
disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" [syn: ruffle, ruffle up, rumple]
make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room" [syn: mess]
Usage examples of "mess up".
You provide the machines but their cost is amortized over three years which'll mess up any cash flow and mean no profits for five years at least.
This troubled, needy, inner child can seriously mess up our lives.
A rotten little sealed unit the size of a large suitcase could mess up her whole plan.
The only easy thing about spear work is how easy it is to mess up the whole formation.