0 to spoil something by doing it badly:
We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.
2 to spoil something by doing it badly:
He thinks the police botched the investigation.
Why was the whole inquiry botched in the way it was?
The whole thing was completely botched, and they were put to endless expense and trouble.
The amendment would lead to a rushed and botched scheme which would not be to the advantage of those in residential care.
The danger is that if this is botched, or driven through simply to meet short-term financial needs, we shall have made a bad decision.
Moreover, if we look at their record, in 1983 they negotiated our quota share and botched that.
Features of a house or a building are preserved from disintegration, from disappearance, or the owner is prevented from botching the thing on his own.
After a botched privatisation, are we not in danger of his botching what is, in fact, a sensible solution?
In fact, it is an encouragement to botching it up.
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