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Botch vs Bloat - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between botch and bloat

is that botch is to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy while bloat is to become distended; to swell up.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between botch and bloat

is that botch is (obsolete) a tumour or other malignant swelling while bloat is (obsolete) bloated.

As verbs the difference between botch and bloat

is that botch is to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy while bloat is to cause to become distended.

As nouns the difference between botch and bloat

is that botch is an action, job, or task that has been performed very badly or botch can be (obsolete) a tumour or other malignant swelling while bloat is distention of the abdomen from death.

As an adjective bloat is

(obsolete) bloated.

botch

English

(wikipedia botch)

Etymology 1

(etyl) , of uncertain origin.

Verb

(es)
  • To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something; to ruin; to bungle; to spoil; to destroy.
    • A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
  • To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.

    • Noun

    (botches)
  • An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly.
  • A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner.
  • A ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To leave no rubs nor botches in the work.
  • A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing.
  • A messy, disorderly or confusing combination; conglomeration; hodgepodge.

    • Related terms

    * bodge

    See also

    * foul up * mess up * screw up

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) boche, from .

    Noun

    (botches)
  • (obsolete) A tumour or other malignant swelling.
  • * Milton
    • Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.
  • A case or outbreak of boils or sores.
  • * 1395 , (John Wycliffe), Bible , Job II:
    • Therfor Sathan ?ede out fro the face of the Lord, and smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top [...].
  • * 1611 , Bible ((Authorized Version)), Deuteronomy XXVIII:
    • The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

    bloat

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to cause to become distended
  • to fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell
  • to become distended; to swell up
    • (Arbuthnot)
  • to fill with vanity or conceit
    • (Dryden)
  • to preserve by slightly salting and lightly smoking
    • bloated herring

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • distention of the abdomen from death
  • (figurative) wasteful use of space
    • Adding an e-mail feature to this simple text editor would be pointless bloat .
  • (derogatory, slang, dated) A worthless, dissipated fellow.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) bloated
  • :{{quote-book, author=(William Shakespeare)
    • , year=1602 , title=The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark , chapter=Act 3, Scene 4. The Queen's Closet. citation , passage=Let the bloat king tempt you again to bed}}

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