muck

muck  (mk)

n.

1. A moist sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth.

2. Moist farmyard dung; manure.

3. Dark fertile soil containing decaying vegetable matter.

4. Something filthy or disgusting.

5. Earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining.

tr.v. mucked, muck·ing, mucks

1. To fertilize with manure or compost.

2. To make dirty with or as if with muck.

3. To remove muck or dirt from (a mine, for example).

Phrasal Verbs:

muck about Chiefly British

To spend time idly; putter.

muck up Informal

To bungle, damage, or ruin.

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[Middle English muk, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse myki, dung.]

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mucki·ly adv.

mucky adj.

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muck

Noun

1. dirt or filth

2. farmyard dung or decaying vegetable matter

3. Slang, chiefly Brit & NZ something of poor quality; rubbish: I don't want to eat this muck

4. make a muck of Slang, chiefly Brit & NZ to ruin or spoil

Verb

to spread manure upon

See also muck about, muck in, etc. [probably Old Norse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	muck - any thick, viscous matter goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, ooze, slime, sludge matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
	2.	muck - fecal matter of animals droppings, dung buffalo chip, cow chip, cow dung, chip - a piece of dried bovine dung coprolite - fossil excrement; petrified dung faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels pigeon droppings - droppings of pigeons cow pie, cowpie - fecal matter of a cow
Verb	1.	muck - remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
	2.	muck - spread manure, as for fertilization manure spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
	3.	muck - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" mud, muck up, mire begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

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muck

noun 1. dirt, mud, filth, crap (taboo), (slang) sewage, ooze, scum, sludge, mire, slime, slob Irish gunk (informal) gunge (informal) crud (slang) kak S. African (informal) grot (slang)

noun 2. manure, crap (taboo), (slang) dung, ordure

muck something up ruin, bungle, botch, make a mess of, blow (slang) mar, spoil, muff, make a nonsense of, bodge (informal) make a pig's ear of (informal) flub U.S. (slang) make a muck of (slang) mess something up, screw something up (informal) cock something up Brit. (slang) crool or cruel Austral. (slang)

Translations

muck [mʌk] n (= dirt) → suciedad f;

(fig) → porquería

muck about or around vi (col) → perder el tiempo (= enjoy o.s.); entretenerse (= tinker); manosear

muck in vi (col) → arrimar el hombro

muck out vt [+ stable] → limpiar

muck up vt (col) (= dirty); ensuciar: (= spoil); echar a perder: (= ruin); estropear

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muck [mʌk] n (= mud) → boue f (= dirt); ordures fpl

muck about vi (inf) → faire l'imbécile: (= waste time); traînasser: (= tinker); bricoler; tripoter

muck in vi (Brit) (inf) → donner un coup de main

muck out vt [+ stable] → nettoyer

muck up vt (inf) (= ruin); gâcher, esquinter: (= dirty); salir: [+ exam, interview]; se planter à

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muck [mʌk] n (dirt) → Dreck m

muck about muck (inf) vi (fool about) → herumalbern

vt to muck sb about → mit jdm beliebig umspringen

muck around muck vi = muck about

muck in muck (Brit) (inf) vi → mit anpacken

muck out muck vt (stable) → ausmisten

muck up muck (inf) vt (exam etc) → verpfuschen

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muck [mʌk] n (= mud) → fango (= dirt); sporcizia

muck about

muck around vi (col) → fare lo stupido: (= waste time); gingillarsi (= tinker); armeggiare

muck in vi (BRIT ) (col) → mettersi insieme

muck out vt [+ stable] → pulire

muck up vt (col) (= dirty); sporcare: (= spoil); rovinare