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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: bollixed
Gerund: bollixing

Imperative
bollix
bollix
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.bollix - make a mess of, destroy or ruinbollix - 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"
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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