/ mʌk; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
waste matter from farm animals
SYN manure :
to spread muck on the fields
2.
( informal , especially BrE ) dirt or mud :
Can you wipe the muck off the windows?
3.
( informal , especially BrE ) something very unpleasant :
I can't eat this muck!
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IDIOMS
- where there's muck there's brass
■ verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- muck about / around
- muck about / around with sth
- muck sb about / around
- muck in
- muck out | muck sth out
- muck sth up
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English muk , probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Old Norse myki dung, from a Germanic base meaning soft, shared by meek .