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Definition of mess verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    mess

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//mɛs//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mess
     
     he / she / it messes
     
     past simple messed
     
     -ing form messing
     
     
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    make untidy
  1. 1[transitive] mess something (informal) to make something dirty or not neat Careful—you're messing my hair.
    2. of an animal
  2. 2[intransitive] to empty its bowels somewhere that it should not
    3. Idioms
    not mess around (informal)
     
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    to do something quickly, efficiently, or in the right way When they decide to have a party they don't mess around.     Phrasal Verbsmess aroundmess around withmess upmess with
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