- muck up
- transitive verb Date: 1896 to make a mess of ; bungle, spoil
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Muck — steht für: Muck (Geologie), eine spezielle geologische Ablagerungen in der Dauerfrostschicht Muck (Schottland), Teil der Inneren Hebriden von Schottland Angler Muck, ein alkoholisches Mischgetränk, „Nationalgetränk“ Angelns Personen: Andor Muck… … Deutsch Wikipedia
muck — ► NOUN 1) dirt or rubbish. 2) manure. ► VERB 1) (muck up) informal spoil. 2) (muck about/around) Brit. informal behave in a silly or aimless way. 3) ( … English terms dictionary
Muck — Muck, n. [Icel. myki; akin to D. m[ o]g. Cf. {Midden}.] 1. Dung in a moist state; manure. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp places and swamps. [1913 Webster] 3. Anything filthy or vile. Spenser. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muck — can refer to: Muck (soil) Muck, Scotland, an island in Scotland Isle of Muck, a small island connected by sand spit to Portmuck, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Muck (gambling), a number of actions (both legal and illegal) Muck (mining), sorting… … Wikipedia
Mück — oder Mueck ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alfred Mueck (* 1945), deutscher Chemiker und Mediziner Fridolin Mück (1875–1949), österreichischer Politiker (CSP) Maximilian Mück (1908 1943), österreichischer Schriftsteller und NS Opfer Ron… … Deutsch Wikipedia
muck — [muk] n. [ME muk < or akin to ON myki, dung < IE base * meuk , slippery, viscous > MEEK, L mucus] 1. moist manure 2. black earth containing decaying matter, used as a fertilizer 3. a) mire; mud b) anything uncl … English World dictionary
muck — muck, a. Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muck — muck, v. i. To excavate and remove muck[5]. Often used with out, as, to muck out a round. [RDH] . . . Inco is still much more advanced than other mining companies. He says that the LKAB mine in Sweden is the closest rival. He predicts that, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muck|er — muck|er1 «MUHK uhr», noun. Slang. a very vulgar, ill bred person: »[Mucker] ... with the language and manners of the bargee and the longshoreman (James Truslow Adams). SYNONYM(S): cad. ╂[probably < German Mucker sulky person] muck|er2 «MUHK… … Useful english dictionary
muck|y — «MUHK ee», adjective, muck|i|er, muck|i|est. 1. of muck. 2. filthy; dirty … Useful english dictionary
Muck — (m[u^]k), adv. abbreviation of Amuck. [1913 Webster] {To run a muck}. See {Amuck}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
