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muck
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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.

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

mucki·ly adv.
mucky adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.muckmuck - any thick, viscous matter            
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.muckmuck - fecal matter of animals              
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
Verb1.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
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"
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

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
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
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) vimit anpacken
muck out muck vt (stable) → ausmisten
muck up muck (inf) vt (exam etc) → verpfuschen
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

muck
n muck [mak]
dung, filth, rubbish etc farm yard muck. vuilis رَوْث، سَماد мръсотия hnůj, špína, odpadky møg; skidt der Mist βρομιές suciedad, mugre sõnnik کثافت lanta, törky saletés זֶבֶל गंदगी gnojivo trágya kotoran mykja; skítur, drulla, óþverri letame; sporcizia 汚物 퇴비, 거름 mėšlas, purvas, šlamštas mēsli; draņķis kotoran vuiligheid møkk, skitt, skrot gnój lixo gunoi; bălegar навоз; грязь hnoj; špina umazanija đubre dynga, lort, skit ปุ๋ยคอก gübre, pislik, çerçöp 糞肥 гній فضلہ یا کچرا phân chuồng
adj ˈmucky
vuil وَسِخ، قَذِر мръсен špinavý, zaneřáděný møgbeskidt schmutzig βρομερός sucio, mugroso sopane کثيف likainen sale, boueux מְלוּכלָך गंदा prljav, blatan mocskos, undorító kotor óþrifalegur sporco 不潔な 더러운 purvinas, bjaurus, nešvarus mēslains; draņķīgs kotor vuil gjørmet, skitten brudny sujo murdar навозный;грязный špinavý umazan prljav lortig, skitig สกปรก çok pis 糞肥的 брудний میلا کچیلا bẩn thỉu
muck about/around
1 to do things without any definite plan. rondval يَعْمَلُ الأشْياء بِدون خُطَّةٍ مُحَدَّدَه импровизирам patlat, hudlařit drive omkring herumlungern τεμπελιάζω hacer el tonto jukerdama خراب کردن maleksia bricoler לְהִתבַּטֵל बिना किसी योजना के करना loše rukovoditi elvacakol kerja seenaknya slæpast gingillarsi いいかげんにする čiupinėtis, krapštytis knosīties (ap kādu darbu) main-main rondknoeien og drive omkring plątać się ao acaso fazer a bricola, a face una-alta возиться pliesť sa (do) brkljati glupirati se larva (drälla) omkring ใช้เวลาให้เสียไปอย่างไร้ประโยชน์ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) gelişigüzel iş yapmak 混日子 долубатися; порпатися بغیر سونچے سمجھے کام کرنا đi lêu lổng
2 to fool around. rondmors يَتَسَكَّع، يَمْشي بِتوانٍ بدون هَدَف мотая се flinkat se fjolle rundt herumblödeln χαζεύω gandulear, perder el tiempo ringi lonkima نادانى و حماقت کردن pelehtiä perdre son temps לְשָׂחֵק बेवकूफी vrludati lófrál, csavarog berkeliaran fíflast bighellonare のらくらする 빈들거리다 slampinėti blandīties apkārt main-main klieren rote med wygłupiać się portar-se mal a pierde vremea слоняться flákať sa postopati glupirati se tjafsa (leka) med สูญเสียเวลาโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ vakit öldürmek 鬼混 тинятися آوارہ گردی کرنا làm những việc vô bổ
muck out
to clean (a stable). skoonmaak يُنَظِّف почиствам обор vyčistit muge ud ausmisten καθαρίζω (π.χ. στάβλο) limpiar sõnnikust puhastama تمیز کردن luoda lanta nettoyer לְנָקוֹת सफाई करना očistiti kiganéz membersihkan moka út/flórinn, hreinsa pulire 掃除する (마굿간)을 청소하다 iškopti, išmėžti izmēzt membersihkan uitmesten måke ut sprzątać stajnię limpar a curăţa чистить vyčistiť izkidati gnoj očistiti mocka [] i ทำความสะอาด temizlemek 清除(汙物) вичищати اسطبل کی صفائی کرنا dọn dẹp


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