messed
messed is the simple past and past participle of mess.
Meaning of mess
Verb (1)
mess (third-person singular simple present messes, present participle messing, simple past and past participle messed)
- To make soiled by defecating.
- It seems like all you do is cry, eat, and mess your diapers!2000 March 12, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)
- To make soiled by ejaculating.
- To throw into disorder or to ruin.
- Charles Dickens, quoted in: 1875, John Forster, The Life of Charles Dickens
Yet I was not sorry that the creature found the loophole for escape. The officers had taken him illegally without any warrant; and really they messed it all through, quite facetiously.
- Charles Dickens, quoted in: 1875, John Forster, The Life of Charles Dickens
- To interfere.
- This doesn't concern you. Don't mess.
Verb (2)
mess (third-person singular simple present messes, present participle messing, simple past and past participle messed)
- To take meals with a mess.
- To belong to a mess.
Phrases with messed
Questions about messed
- What is messed the simple past and past participle of?
- Messed is the simple past and past participle of mess.
Words near messed in the dictionary
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