MUCK


Meaning of MUCK in English

[muck] n [ME muk, perh. fr. OE -moc; akin to ON myki dung] (13c) 1: soft moist farmyard manure

2: slimy dirt or filth

3: defamatory remarks or writings

4. a (1): dark highly organic soil (2): mire, mud b: something resembling muck: gunk

5: material removed in the process of excavating or mining -- mucky adj

[2]muck vt (14c) 1 a: to clean up; esp: to clear of manure or filth--usu. used with out b: to clear of muck

2: to dress (as soil) with muck

3: to dirty with or as if with muck: soil ~ vi 1: to move or load muck (as in a mine)

2: to engage in aimless activity--usu. used with about or around -- muck.er n

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.