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bol·lix also bol·lox (bŏl′ĭks) tr.v. bol·lixed ,
bol·lix·ing ,
bol·lix·es also
bol·loxed or
bol·lox·ing or
bol·lox·es Informal To throw into confusion; botch or bungle: managed to bollix up the whole project.
[Alteration of bollocks , plur. of bollock , testicle ; see bollock .]
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bol•lix (ˈbɒl ɪks) Informal. v.t. 1. to botch or bungle (often fol. by up ).
n. 2. a confused bungle.
[1930–35; alter. of ballocks testicles]
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bollix Past participle: bollixedGerund: bollixingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I bollix you bollix he/she/it bollixes we bollix you bollix they bollix
Preterite I bollixed you bollixed he/she/it bollixed we bollixed you bollixed they bollixed
Present Continuous I am bollixing you are bollixing he/she/it is bollixing we are bollixing you are bollixing they are bollixing
Present Perfect I have bollixed you have bollixed he/she/it has bollixed we have bollixed you have bollixed they have bollixed
Past Continuous I was bollixing you were bollixing he/she/it was bollixing we were bollixing you were bollixing they were bollixing
Past Perfect I had bollixed you had bollixed he/she/it had bollixed we had bollixed you had bollixed they had bollixed
Future I will bollix you will bollix he/she/it will bollix we will bollix you will bollix they will bollix
Future Perfect I will have bollixed you will have bollixed he/she/it will have bollixed we will have bollixed you will have bollixed they will have bollixed
Future Continuous I will be bollixing you will be bollixing he/she/it will be bollixing we will be bollixing you will be bollixing they will be bollixing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been bollixing you have been bollixing he/she/it has been bollixing we have been bollixing you have been bollixing they have been bollixing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been bollixing you will have been bollixing he/she/it will have been bollixing we will have been bollixing you will have been bollixing they will have been bollixing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been bollixing you had been bollixing he/she/it had been bollixing we had been bollixing you had been bollixing they had been bollixing
Conditional I would bollix you would bollix he/she/it would bollix we would bollix you would bollix they would bollix
Past Conditional I would have bollixed you would have bollixed he/she/it would have bollixed we would have bollixed you would have bollixed they would have bollixed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. bollix - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"bobble ,
bodge ,
bollix up ,
bollocks ,
bollocks up ,
botch ,
botch up ,
bumble ,
bungle ,
flub ,
fluff ,
foul up ,
fuck up ,
louse up ,
mess up ,
mishandle ,
muck up ,
ball up ,
spoil ,
muff ,
screw up ,
fumble ,
blow go wrong ,
miscarry ,
fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
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