to mess
- verb
- /mɛs/
- You mess this one up.
And we do and will mess it up in some way every single day.
- And we do and will mess it up in some way every single day.
Examples
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They messed up one little turn, but it's okay.
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If you keep playing with it, you're going to mess it up.
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And we do and will mess it up in some way every single day.
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You bring me my food cold or mess up my food.
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Every time we stop or mess up, we have to start from the beginning?
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Then you mess up and write it again, and it gets better.
Academic text (2014) -
The new people are messing everything up.
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I know I messed up.
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Don't mess things up.
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You'll mess it up.
Synonyms
Mix eggs quickly while cooking until they become soft and fluffy
To make people confused and things messy
To make something untidy, dirty, or not in the right place
To fill a space with many things so it becomes untidy
Mix things together in a confused way
To make something unclean or covered with dirt
To make something untidy or not in its usual order
To make hair, clothes, or a surface messy
Make something dirty with mud or sediment
To make something lose its order or structure
To make something dirty with mud
To make someone's hair or clothes look untidy
Make a place messy so things are not in order
To make things untidy or cause confusion
To make hair, clothes, or papers untidy by moving them
To make something dirty with mud or dirt
Antonyms
Idioms
To give up something very important for a small, quick gain
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Messy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb mess (to make untidy) comes from the noun 'mess' — to 'mess' something is to make it like a mixed-up dish, so to mess something up is to make it dirty or disordered.