Meaning of mess with | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To interfere with.
   colloquial
2. To diss; to put down.
   colloquial
3. To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.
   colloquial
4. To admire, enjoy, or approve of.
   colloquial
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mess, with. To eat with.

Equivalents

Examples

“Don't mess with the controls. I just got everything adjusted correctly.”

“Hey! Quit⟳ messing with my brother.”

“Don't worry⟳: I'm just messing with you.”

“You know⟳ I mess with you heavy.”

“He reaches out to me on Instagram like⟳ "yo, I mess with you super heavy. I'm down in Allentown, PA - I heard this song 'No Regrets'. It's super crazy, shit gives me the chills. I got a proposal for you. Give⟳ me 6 months to get⟳ you a deal⟳ and we'll see⟳ if we can make⟳ a management situation happen⟳. If I can't do this 6 months, then fuck it, But I want⟳ to see⟳ you in a better position because your music’s amazing, its real."”

“Resolved 18. That no Guide⟳ or Interpreter whether at the Factory Depot or Inland be permitted to mess with Commissioned Gentlemen or Clerks in charge of Posts; but while at the Depot they will be allowed per Week 4 days ordinary rations […]”

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