Definition

noun

A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; disorder.
“He made a mess of it.”
A large quantity or number.
“My boss dumped a whole mess of projects on my desk today.”
Excrement.
“Parked under a tree, my car was soon covered in birds' mess.”
A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.
“Between the pain and the depression, I'm a mess.”

verb

(transitive, often used with "up") To make untidy or dirty.
(transitive, often used with "up") To throw into disorder or to ruin.
To interfere.
“This doesn't concern you. Don't mess.”
(used with "with") To screw around with, to bother, to be annoying to.
“Stop messing with me!”

noun

Mass; a church service.
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to an animal at one time.
“A mess of pottage.”
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table.
“the wardroom mess”
A building or room in which mess is eaten.
A set of four (from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner).

verb