muck-upnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmʌk.ʌp/us/ˈmʌk.ʌp/UK informala mistake that completely spoils something:
They made a muck-up of our order - it won't be ready till next week now.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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