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    cock-up
    /ˈkɒkʌp/

    noun

    • 1. something done badly or inefficiently: informal British "we've made a total cock-up of it"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOCK SOMETHING UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COCK SOMETHING UP definition: 1. a rude phrase meaning to do something wrong or badly: 2. something that is done wrong or badly…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOCK UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. If you cock something up, you ruin it by doing something wrong. [British, informal, rude] 2. → See also cock-up.... Click for more definitions.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cock-upCock-up Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈkäk-ˌəp. Synonyms of cock-up. British. : mess sense 3b. Word History. First Known Use. 1946, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of cock-up was in 1946. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near cock-up. cockthrowing. cock-up splint. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Cock-up.”

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › cock-up_1cock up phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

    cock something up. (British English, slang) to do something badly, often by making a careless or stupid mistake synonym bungle. I really cocked that exam up! She cocked up all the arrangements for the party. related noun cock-up. Take your English to the next level.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › cock-upCOCK UP definition in American English | Collins English ...

    cock-up. Word forms: plural cock-ups. countable noun. If you make a cock-up of something, you ruin it by doing something wrong. [British, informal, rude] He was in danger of making a real cock-up of this. [ + of] This was just an administrative cock-up. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cock_upcock up - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · cock up (third-person singular simple present cocks up, present participle cocking up, simple past and past participle cocked up) (transitive, intransitive, chiefly British, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang, mildly vulgar) To ruin (something) unintentionally; to fuck up, mess up, or screw up.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › cock-upCOCK-UP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    COCK-UP definition: a stupid mistake or failure. Learn more.