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Present participle for to make a mistake or error

Present participle for to disarrange or cause to be disordered

Present participle for to make dirty or unclean

Present participle for to destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

Present participle for to target and strike someone

(rare, nonstandard) Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

(figuratively) Present participle for to botch or mangle

Present participle for to pronounce (a word) incorrectly

Present participle for to cause significant damage or destruction to

Present participle for to smear or become smeared, especially when rubbed

Present participle for to handle roughly or clumsily

Present participle for to execute or carry out something incorrectly or inadequately

Present participle for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly

Present participle for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of

Present participle for to touch or handle, especially with the thumb or fingers

Present participle for to fill with distress or alarm

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Verb

Present participle for to make a mistake or error

“Imagine if you completely mess up her measurements and overestimate her waist or hips?”

Verb

Present participle for to disarrange or cause to be disordered

throwing into disorder

making a mess of

turning upside down

throwing into disarray

throwing into confusion

making a shambles of

turning topsy-turvy

interfering with

playing havoc with

getting out of order

discombobulating

causing confusion in

causing turmoil in

getting into a tangle

putting out of place

putting out of order

throwing a spanner in the works

making disorderly

bringing into disorder

throwing into chaos

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

playing the devil

playing hob with

bringing into disarray

throwing into a state of disorganization

putting in disarray

reorganizing^US

breaking the deck

changing the order

reorganising^UK

upsetting the applecart

muddying the waters

rattling one's cage

turning inside-out

making a hash of

dropping litter

making difficulties

rendering unintelligible

making more difficult

setting hurdles

making complicated

making difficult

making intricate

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

knocking off balance

throwing into uproar

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“This will mess up the order of your fields and records, generating so much extra work that you might as well create a new database from scratch.”

Verb

Present participle for to make dirty or unclean

discolouring^UK

caking with dirt

caking with mud

radioactivating

caking with soil

dishonouring^UK

bastardising^UK

demoralising^UK

bastardizing^US

demoralizing^US

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“I reckon she believed that I was only making up an excuse to get into the house and mess up her clean floors.”

Verb

Present participle for to destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

interfering with

putting the kibosh on

making a mess of

putting paid to

blowing a hole in

bringing to naught

putting an end to

putting a stop to

wreaking havoc on

putting the lid on

bringing to an end

throwing a spanner in the works

nipping in the bud

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

playing havoc with

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

causing detriment to

making a hash of

putting a damper on

rendering ineffective

laying waste to

reducing to nothing

upsetting the applecart

bringing to ruin

laying in ruins

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the mockers on

handling roughly

doing mischief to

halting in its tracks

giving the slip

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

putting at risk

working against

raining on someone's parade

making of no use or value

cracking down on

clamping down on

leaving in ruins

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

leaving desolate

losing strength

dishonouring^UK

treating with disrespect

treating sacrilegiously

committing sacrilege

blaspheming against

committing sacrilege against

casting a gloom upon

bringing a note of sadness to

casting gloom over

destabilizing^US

standing in the way of

counterplotting

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

putting the stopper on

causing setback

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

destabilising^UK

detracting from

jeopardising^UK

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

defending against

cramping one's style

short-circuiting

getting in the way

getting in the way of

steering clear of

putting a brake on

taking wind out of

circumnavigating

giving a hard time

putting a wrench in the works

cooking someone's goose

giving the run around

putting a spanner in the works

getting in before

second-guessing

providing against

getting ahead of

beating someone to the draw

beating someone to the punch

keeping from happening

beating someone to it

dragging your feet

stealing a march on

stemming the flow of

putting to flight

sending packing

throwing a curve

wreaking havoc with

bringing to a close

making an end of

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

heading off at pass

taking the wind out of your sails

bringing an end to

taking out of play

putting the brakes on

putting the damper on

throwing cold water on

keeping at arm's length

pouring cold water on

bringing to screeching halt

putting on brakes

demoralizing^US

tiing one's hands

demoralising^UK

dashing one's hope

keeping in check

dragging through the mud

slackening pace

keeping under control

keeping a lid on

queering the pitch of

clipping one's wings

putting on hold

poking full of holes

putting on back burner

bringing to a standstill

discombobulating

playing for time

outmanoeuvring^UK

outmaneuvering^US

bringing up short

finding a way round

finding a way around

putting at a loss

slipping away from

weaseling out of

shuffling out of

slipping through your fingers

weaselling out of

giving the runaround

throwing off the scent

slipping through the net

giving the slip to

getting away from

running away from

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Verb

Present participle for to target and strike someone

giving someone a hiding

beating the living daylights out of

raining blows on

knocking around

giving someone a good hiding

knocking into the middle of next week

letting someone have it

giving someone a drubbing

winning a resounding victory over

walking all over

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

wiping the floor with

sticking one on

blowing out of the water

bringing someone to their knees

defeating utterly

getting the better of

turning inside out

triumphing over

making mincemeat of

taking a stick to

tanning one's hide

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

hitting repeatedly

aiming blows at

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good drubbing

raining blows upon

giving someone a good beating

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

putting in the hospital

beating to a pulp

getting stuck into

descending upon

giving someone the works

inflicting pain on

putting an end to

prevailing over

winning a victory over

outmaneuvering^US

bringing to ruin

winning against

taking to cleaners

inflicting suffering on

launching an attack on

pipping at the post

running roughshod over

running rings round

slapping around

putting paid to

outmanoeuvring^UK

launching oneself at

making an assault on

jumping down one's throat

physically attacking

beating someone's brains out

knocking someone's lights out

assaulting physically

knocking for a loop

knocking block off

putting on the rack

beating someone up

causing pain to

causing injury to

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Verb

(rare, nonstandard) Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

making a blunder

making a mistake

getting it wrong

getting things wrong

dropping the ball

making a hash of

making a boo-boo

making an error

misunderstanding

misinterpreting

underestimating

dropping a clanger

getting signals crossed

making a howler

missing by a mile

putting your foot in it

dropping a brick

making a bloomer

muffing something up

estimating wrongly

calculating wrongly

making a mistake about

falling on one's face

screwing the pooch

making a faux pas

making a false move

misapprehending

making a mess of

blotting your copybook

getting the wrong end of the stick

miscomprehending

taking something amiss

getting the wrong idea

getting the wrong idea about

putting a wrong interpretation on

getting the wrong impression

receiving a false impression

judging incorrectly

getting hold of the wrong end of the stick

misrepresenting

missing the point

not registering

taking something the wrong way

getting wrong impression

getting signals mixed

getting your lines crossed about

getting the wrong impression about

having wrong impression

miscategorizing

mischaracterizing

failing to appreciate

getting your lines crossed

getting your wires crossed

wrongly diagnosing

misinterpreting as

confounding with

incorrectly diagnosing

misconjecturing

getting a false impression of

taking out of context

making a wrong interpretation of

setting too low

barking up wrong tree

coming to hasty conclusion

jumping to the wrong conclusion about

getting the wrong end of the stick about

failing to understand

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Verb

(figuratively) Present participle for to botch or mangle

making a muck of

making a mess of

making a hash of

making a Horlicks of

making a nonsense of

making a pig's ear of

doing something badly

dropping the ball

maladministering

making a dog's dinner of

making a botch of

making a mistake

delivering badly

pulling a boner

misappropriating

using fraudulently

putting to wrong use

running through

making bad use of

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Verb

Present participle for to pronounce (a word) incorrectly

making a mess of

stumbling through

Verb

Present participle for to cause significant damage or destruction to

Verb

Present participle for to smear or become smeared, especially when rubbed

Verb

Present participle for to handle roughly or clumsily

handling carelessly

handling clumsily

touching roughly

handling roughly

Verb

Present participle for to execute or carry out something incorrectly or inadequately

misimplementing

Verb

Present participle for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly

Verb

Present participle for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of

putting a damper on

casting a shadow over

casting a pall over

taking the shine off

taking the edge off

taking the enjoyment out of

taking the pleasure out of

taking the fun out of

enveloping in gloom

Verb

Present participle for to touch or handle, especially with the thumb or fingers

playing about with

laying a finger on

playing around with

Verb

Present participle for to fill with distress or alarm

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

discountenancing

throwing off balance

knocking for six

knocking sideways

putting the wind up

filling with consternation

throwing into a tizzy

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