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Mess with

verb, slang

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  1. 1
    To interfere with. colloquial

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

  2. 2
    To diss; to put down. colloquial

    "Hey! Quit messing with my brother."

  3. 3
    To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner. colloquial

    "Don't worry: I'm just messing with you."

  4. 4
    To admire, enjoy, or approve of. colloquial

    "You know I mess with you heavy."

  5. 5
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mess, with. To eat with.

    "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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