- 1[transitive] mess something (informal) to make something dirty or not neat Careful—you're messing my hair.
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of an animal - 2[intransitive] to empty its bowels somewhere that it should not Idioms
mess
verbNAmE//mɛs//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mess he / she / it messes
past simple messed
-ing form messing
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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