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