cock up
Third Person
cocks up
Present Participle
cocking up
Past Tense
cocked up
Past Participle
cocked up
1
to mess up something, often due to the lack of necessary ability or knowledge
- They totally cocked up the project by failing to coordinate the tasks properly.
- The team's lack of communication cocked up the event, leaving guests disappointed.
- Despite their good intentions, the company's decision to rebrand cocked up with a poorly executed marketing campaign.
- I have to give a speech at the conference tomorrow hope I don’t cock it up.
- The chef accidentally cocked up the recipe by adding too much salt.