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muck
[muhk]
noun
moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
a highly organic, dark or black soil, less than 50 percent combustible, often used as a manure.
mire; mud.
filth, dirt, or slime.
defamatory or sullying remarks.
a state of chaos or confusion.
to make a muck of things.
Chiefly British Informal.something of no value; trash.
(especially in mining) earth, rock, or other useless matter to be removed in order to get out the mineral or other substances sought.
verb (used with object)
to manure.
to make dirty; soil.
to remove muck from (sometimes followed byout ).
Informal.
to ruin; bungle (often followed byup ).
to put into a state of complete confusion (often followed byup ).
verb phrase
Informalto idle; waste time; loiter.
muck
/ ʌ /
noun
verb
to spread manure upon (fields, gardens, etc)
to soil or pollute
(often foll by out) to clear muck from
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of muck1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of muck1
Example Sentences
"When you see young people and the enthusiasm they have for doing good, you realise that yes, we'll muck through it," he added.
They seem to like each other and love each other and, just as crucially, deal with the muck of life by each other’s side.
These shows are much more vital when the cast stops fighting or toiling in the same drama they’ve been mucked in for years.
As Ms Hall was busy draining off the pasta in the sink, her partner of 27 years and their daughter were "mucking about by the back door".
Even if significant debris flows don’t happen, roads could be mucked with mud, “and there will probably be a lot of road closures in and around those burn scars,” Kittell said.
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