Work clumsily
1bungle — bungler, n. bunglingly, adv. /bung geuhl/, v., bungled, bungling, n. v.t. 1. to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job. v.i. 2. to perform or work clumsily or inadequately: He is a fool who bungles consistently. n. 3. a bungling… …
2bungle — bun•gle [[t]ˈbʌŋ gəl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch 2) to perform or work clumsily or inadequately 3) something done clumsily or inadequately • Etymology: 1520–30; of uncert. orig. bun′gler, n. bun′gling•ly, adv …
3bungle — I. v. a. Botch, do clumsily, mismanage, make a botch of, make a mess of. II. v. n. Work clumsily, be a botcher …
4bungle — verb (bungled; bungling) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer Date: 1549 intransitive verb to act or work clumsily and awkwardly transitive verb mishandle, botch …
5bodgie — There are two senses of the word bodgie in Australian English, both probably deriving from an earlier (now obsolete) word bodger. The obsolete bodger probably derives from British dialect bodge to work clumsily . In Australian English in the… …
6grub — ► NOUN 1) the larva of an insect, especially a beetle. 2) informal food. ► VERB (grubbed, grubbing) 1) dig shallowly in soil. 2) (grub up) dig (something) up. 3) …
7grubber — grub ► NOUN 1) the larva of an insect, especially a beetle. 2) informal food. ► VERB (grubbed, grubbing) 1) dig shallowly in soil. 2) (grub up) dig (something) up. 3) …
8cobble — I. v. a. 1. Botch, tinker, patch up, mend clumsily. 2. Bungle, botch, do clumsily, make clumsily. II. v. n. 1. Do cobbler s work, mend shoes. 2. Be a bungler, bungle, botch, do bungling work. III. n. 1 …
9France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
