ALL meanings of mess up
mess up
M m - noun mess up a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess. 1
- noun mess up a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered. 1
- noun mess up a state of embarrassing confusion: My affairs are in a mess. 1
- noun mess up an unpleasant or difficult situation: She got into a mess driving without a license. 1
- noun mess up a dirty or untidy mass, litter, or jumble: a mess of papers. 1
- noun mess up a group regularly taking their meals together. 1
- abbreviation MESS UP make untidy 1
- noun mess up the meal so taken. 1
- transitivephrasal verb mess up spoil, botch 1
- noun mess up mess hall. 1
- intransitivephrasal verb mess up make serious mistake 1
- noun mess up Naval. messroom. 1
- transitivephrasal verb mess up cause emotional problems 1
- noun mess up a quantity of food sufficient for a dish or a single occasion: to pick a mess of sweet corn for dinner. 1
- noun mess up a sloppy or unappetizing preparation of food. 1
- noun mess up a dish or quantity of soft or liquid food: to cook up a nice mess of pottage. 1
- noun mess up a person whose life or affairs are in a state of confusion, especially a person with a confused or disorganized moral or psychological outlook. 1
- verb with object mess up to make dirty or untidy (often followed by up): Don't mess the room. 1
- verb with object mess up to make a mess or muddle of (affairs, responsibilities, etc.) (often followed by up): They messed the deal. 1
- verb with object mess up to supply with meals, as military personnel. 1
- verb with object mess up to treat roughly; beat up (usually followed by up): The gang messed him up. 1
- verb without object mess up to eat in company, especially as a member of a mess. 1
- verb without object mess up to make a dirty or untidy mess. 1
- phrasal verb mess up If you mess something up or if you mess up, you cause something to fail or be spoiled. 0
- phrasal verb mess up If you mess up a place or a thing, you make it untidy or dirty. 0
- phrasal verb mess up If something messes someone up, it causes them to be very confused or worried, or to have psychological problems. 0
- noun mess up something muddled; something that has gone wrong 0