"mix up" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mix up.ogg Forms: mix ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mix up (plural mix ups)
  1. A mix, blend, or variety. Synonyms: mix-up, mixup
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-noun-wnbSFEm8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 3 3 6 28 2 21 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 29 5 5 5 23 4 23 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 4 5 7 16 3 24 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 3 3 3 26 3 24 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 5 5 5 19 4 24 5
  2. (idiomatic) A confusion or reversal. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-noun-R8UOq9RB

Verb

Audio: En-au-mix up.ogg Forms: mixes up [present, singular, third-person], mixing up [participle, present], mixed up [participle, past], mixed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mix up (third-person singular simple present mixes up, present participle mixing up, simple past and past participle mixed up)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To mix or blend thoroughly and completely. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Related terms: in the mix, mix it up
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-verb-6XSe424R
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To combine thoroughly. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-verb-29UUb~G6
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To prepare something from ingredients that are mixed. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-verb-en:prepare__something__by_mixing Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 3 3 6 28 2 21 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 29 5 5 5 23 4 23 5
  4. (transitive, idiomatic) To confuse or reverse. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: confuse Translations (to confuse): trabucar (Spanish), hacerse bolas [Latin-America] (Spanish), hacerse chibolas [Central-America] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-verb-CBAov~Ho Disambiguation of 'to confuse': 2 1 1 90 3 2
  5. (transitive, usually passive voice, with with, often with be or get) To become involved with, especially socially or romantically. Tags: often, transitive
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-verb-en:involve_socially_etc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 3 3 6 28 2 21 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 29 5 5 5 23 4 23 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 6 5 6 18 5 31 6
  6. To shuffle.
    Sense id: en-mix_up-en-verb-utdrm-4Z

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1972 March 14, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Sonny Corleone (James Caan), Paramount Pictures:",
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      "sense": "to confuse",
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