All flub synonyms
flub
F f noun flub
- fluff β light, downy particles, as of cotton.
- botch β If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- blunder β A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- muff β sheet glass made from a blown cylinder (muff) that is split and flattened.
- boner β a blunder
- bungle β If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- mistake β an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- err β Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
- error β A mistake.
verb flub
- scrabble β to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- misgovern β to govern or manage badly.
- goof β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- bollix β to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
- snafued β a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- slip up β an act or instance of slipping.
- screw up β a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- overshoot β to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- goof up β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- misconjecture β the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- boo-boo β A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- misfield β an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- louse up β any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- mess up β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- mismanage β Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
- trip up β a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- drop the ball β a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- undershot β having the front teeth of the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper teeth, as a bulldog.
- bolix β to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
- let slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- flubbed β a blunder.
- computable β computability theory
- go astray β person: deviate from correct or good way
- bollox β to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
- muck up β a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.
- overshot β driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.
- make a hash of β a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautΓ©ed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- gum up β any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- fumble β to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- bobble β A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- misemploy β to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- scrabbling β to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- mishandle β to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- misdirect β to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.
- undershoot β to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).