5
err(verb, drop, ruin, disregard, trip)
3
blow(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
2
blunder(verb, drop, ruin, disregard, trip)
2
bobble(verb, hesitate, stumble, flop, bungle)
2
flop(verb, trip, slip, struggle, stumble)
2
flounder(verb, fight, struggle, hesitate, stumble)
2
fluff(verb, fall, pause, hesitate, stumble)
2
flummox(verb, trip, slip, stumble, labor)
2
foul up(verb, expression, stumble, flop, stray)
2
fumble(verb, drop, ruin, disregard, trip)
2
go wrong(verb, expression, fall, stumble, stray)
2
goof(verb, fall, stumble, tumble, stray)
2
louse up(verb, expression, stumble, stray, bungle)
2
make a mess of(verb, expression, idiom, stumble, stray)
2
misapprehend(verb, stumble, misconstrue, stray, misunderstand)
2
miscalculate(verb, mistake, stumble, misconstrue, stray)
2
muck up(expression, goof, scrabble, snafued, bollix)
2
muff(verb, drop, ruin, disregard, trip)
2
overlook(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
2
screw up(verb, expression, stumble, flop, stray)
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