muck
21muck — 1 noun (U) informal 1 especially BrE something such as dirt, mud, or another sticky substance that makes something dirty: Come on, let s wipe that muck off your face. 2 BrE waste matter from animals, especially waste matter that is put on land to …
22muck — [[t]mʌ̱k[/t]] mucks, mucking, mucked 1) N UNCOUNT Muck is dirt or some other unpleasant substance. [INFORMAL] This congealed muck was interfering with the filter and causing the flooding. 2) N UNCOUNT Muck is animal faeces. [INFORMAL] He could… …
23muck — I UK [mʌk] / US noun [uncountable] 1) informal dirt, or an unpleasant substance Wash your hands – they re covered in muck. 2) waste matter from animals, especially when it is spread on fields to improve the soil 3) informal something unpleasant,… …
24muck up — verb 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin (Freq. 1) I botched the dinner and we had to eat out the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement • Syn: ↑botch, ↑bodge, ↑bumble, ↑fumble, ↑ …
25muck — muck1 [ mʌk ] noun uncount 1. ) INFORMAL dirt, or an unpleasant substance 2. ) waste matter from animals, especially when it is spread on fields to improve the soil 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL something unpleasant, offensive, or of no value: Why …
26muck — {{11}}muck (n.) mid 13c., cow dung and vegetable matter spread as manure, from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. myki, mykr cow dung, Dan. mèg, from P.Gmc. *muk , *meuk soft. Meaning unclean matter generally is from c.1300. Muck sweat first… …
27muck — noun 1》 dirt or mud. ↘informal something unpleasant or worthless. 2》 manure. verb 1》 (muck something up) informal spoil something. ↘(muck about/around with something) spoil something by interfering with it. 2》 (muck something out) chiefly …
28muck — /mʌk / (say muk) noun 1. farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc., in a moist state; manure. 2. a highly organic soil, less than fifty per cent combustible, often used as manure. 3. filth; dirt. 4. Colloquial something of no value; trash. 5 …
29muck — 1. See Lord Muck. 2. as muck Extremely. ♣ Common as muck. Very common. 3. muck about Inconvenience. Waste time. Behave ineffectually. 4. muck in Work. 5. muck in with Share living quarters and/or duties with. 6. muck up Spoil. Make… …
30muck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English muk, perhaps from Old English moc; akin to Old Norse myki dung Date: 13th century 1. soft moist farmyard manure 2. slimy dirt or filth 3. a. defamatory remarks or writings b. rubbish, nonsense < mindless …