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muck something out — chiefly Brit. remove manure and other dirt from a stable etc. → muck … English new terms dictionary
muck out — ˌmuck ˈout [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they muck out he/she/it mucks out present participle mucking out past tense … Useful english dictionary
muck — 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 … English new terms dictionary
muck — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
muck 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
muck up — PHRASAL VERB If you muck up or muck something up, you do something very badly so that you fail to achieve what you wanted to. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] I mucked up at the 13th hole and told myself that this was getting stupid... [V P n (not… … English dictionary
muck — muck1 [mʌk] n [U] informal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) 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,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
muck — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
muck — /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 …
muck — [[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… … English dictionary
