n.
1.a state of confusion and disorderliness
2.informal terms for a difficult situation
3.soft semiliquid food
4.a meal eaten by service personnel
5.a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
6.(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent mess v.
1.eat in a mess hall
2.make a mess of or create disorder in
Idiom of the Day
in check
under control, kept quiet
The violence was kept in check by the army.