informal)
he was mucking about with his mates : FOOL ABOUT/AROUND, play about/around, clown about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around).
someone's been mucking about with the video : INTERFERE, fiddle (about/around), play about/around, tamper, meddle, tinker; informal mess (about/around).
2192; headword