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makes a hash of

makes a hash of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a hash of.

Meaning of make a hash of

Verb

make a hash of (third-person singular simple present makes a hash of, present participle making a hash of, simple past and past participle made a hash of)

  1. to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing.
    • I generally make a hash of talking to boys I like; it's so frustrating.
    Synonyms:
    mess up, muck up, stuff up, make a mess of, make a Horlicks of, screw up, cock up, fuck up, balls up, bugger up

Questions about makes a hash of

What is makes a hash of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a hash of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a hash of.

Words near makes a hash of in the dictionary

  1. makes a fortune
  2. makes a go of
  3. makes a good fist of
  4. makes a grab
  5. makes a habit of
  6. makes a hash of
  7. makes a joke of
  8. makes a killing
  9. makes a leg
  10. makes a light
  11. makes a lip

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Adapted from Wiktionary: makes a hash of (page history and authors); make a hash of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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