muddle

1. v. t. To make turbid, or muddy, as water. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially. Source: opted

3. v. t. To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated. Source: opted

4. v. t. To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify. Source: opted

5. v. i. To dabble in mud. Source: opted

6. v. i. To think and act in a confused, aimless way. Source: opted

7. n. A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness. Source: opted

8. n. a confused multitude of things Source: wordnet

9. n. informal terms for a difficult situation Source: wordnet

10. v. make into a puddle Source: wordnet

11. v. mix up or confuse Source: wordnet

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