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To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.

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  1. v. i. To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
  2. v. t. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.
  3. n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.
  4. n. an embarrassing mistake
  5. v. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  6. v. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
  7. To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up. I always had an idea that it would be bungled. Byron. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors and bungles which are committed. Cudworth.
  8. n:11/v:89 v. spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly