mess

verb

/mes/

Definition

› [T] mainly US (UK mess up) informal to make something untidy: Don't you dare mess my hair!Making things dirty and untidy › [I] to leave solid waste somewhere: Next door's dog has messed on our steps again!Making things dirty and untidy

(Definition of mess verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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