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muff up

muff up verb: to mess up; to botch.

Verb

muff up (third-person singular simple present muffs up, present participle muffing up, simple past and past participle muffed up)

  1. To mess up; to botch
    • "You're tying my hands," complained Tommy. "It's a very delicate affair, and the other fellow will muff it up as likely as not, and then where shall I be? I don't believe one of you has got an ounce of tact."1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary

Forms of muff up

third-person singular presentmuffs up
present participlemuffing up
past participlemuffed up
pastmuffed up

Questions about muff up

What does muff up mean?
Muff up means to mess up; to botch.
What part of speech is muff up?
Muff up is a verb.
What is the past tense of muff up?
The past tense of muff up is muffed up.

Words near muff up in the dictionary

  1. muff diver
  2. muff divers
  3. muff diving
  4. muff pistol
  5. muff pistols
  6. muff up
  7. muff-diver
  8. muff-divers
  9. muff-diving
  10. muffaletta
  11. muffalettas

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