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Толковый словарь английского языка - mess

 
 

Mess

mess
I. noun see: smite Date: 14th century a quantity of food:, food set on a table at one time, a prepared dish of soft food, enough food of a specified kind for a dish or a meal , 2. a group of persons who regularly take their meals together, a place where meals are regularly served to a group ; ~ hall, 3. a disordered, untidy, offensive, or unpleasant state or condition , one that is disordered, untidy, offensive, or unpleasant usually because of blundering, laxity, or misconduct , a large quantity or number , II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to provide with meals at a ~, 2. to make dirty or untidy ; disarrange, to mix up ; bungle, to interfere with, to rough up ; manhandle, intransitive verb to take meals with a ~, to make a ~, 3. putter, trifle , to handle or play with something especially carelessly , to take an active interest in something or someone , to become confused or make an error
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  n. & v. --n. 1 a dirty or untidy state of things (the room is a mess). 2 a state of confusion, embarrassment, or trouble. 3 something causing a mess, e.g. spilt liquid etc. 4 a domestic animal's excreta. 5 a a company of persons who take meals together, esp. in the armed forces. b a place where such meals or recreation take place communally. c a meal taken there. 6 derog. a disagreeable concoction or medley. 7 a liquid or mixed food for hounds etc. 8 a portion of liquid or pulpy food. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up) a make a mess of; dirty. b muddle; make into a state of confusion. 2 intr. (foll. by with) interfere with. 3 intr. take one's meals. 4 intr. colloq. defecate. Phrases and idioms make a mess of bungle (an undertaking). mess about (or around) 1 act desultorily. 2 colloq. make things awkward for; cause arbitrary inconvenience to (a person). mess-hall a military dining area. mess-jacket a short close-fitting coat worn at the mess. mess kit a soldier's cooking and eating utensils. mess of pottage a material comfort etc. for which something higher is sacrificed (Gen. 25:29-34). mess tin a small container as part of a mess kit. Etymology: ME f. OF mes portion of food f. LL missus course at dinner, past part. of mittere send ...
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