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Synonyms
muck (mŭk)

[Middle English muk, of Scandinavian originOld Norse myki, dung.]

noun 

  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.

transitive verb: 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
To spend time idly; putter.
muck up
To bungle, damage, or ruin.

derivatives

mucḱi·ly
adverb
mucḱy
adjective