MUCK ABOUT / AROUND

Meaning of MUCK ABOUT / AROUND in English

( BrE , informal ) to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or doing sth else

SYN mess about / around

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MUCK ABOUT/AROUND — Brit. informal behave in a silly or aimless way. → muck
Concise Oxford English vocab
MUCK ABOUT/AROUND — muck about/around phrasal verb British English informal ( see also ↑ muck ) 1 . to behave in a silly …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUCK ABOUT / AROUND — Verb. 1. To mess around, or fool about. {Informal}.2. To idle away time.
Slang English vocab
MUCK ABOUT/AROUND — informal) he was mucking about with his mates : FOOL ABOUT/AROUND, play about/around, clown about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCK — I. ˈmək noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English muk, perhaps from Old English -moc; akin to Old Norse myki …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUCK — (a.) Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork.
Английский словарь Webster
MUCK — ( a. ) Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a muck fork.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MUCK — /muk/ , n. 1. moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure. 2. a highly organic, dark or black soil, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUCK — I. ˈmək noun Etymology: Middle English muk, perhaps from Old English -moc; akin to Old Norse myki dung Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUCK — noun money; in contempt. 2. muck ·- abbreviation of amuck. 3. muck ·vt to manure with muck. 4. muck …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
MUCK — [muck] n [ME muk, perh. fr. OE -moc; akin to ON myki dung] (13c) 1: soft moist farmyard manure 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUCK — muck, Muck BrE AmE mʌk ▷ mucked mʌkt ▷ mucking ˈmʌk ɪŋ ▷ mucks mʌks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MUCK — / mʌk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. waste matter from farm animals SYN manure : to spread …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUCK — I. muck 1 /mʌk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] informal [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUCK — n. & v. --n. 1 farmyard manure. 2 colloq. dirt or filth; anything disgusting. 3 colloq. an untidy state; a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUCK — n. & v. n. 1 farmyard manure. 2 colloq. dirt or filth; anything disgusting. 3 colloq. an untidy state; a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUCK — n. & v. --n. 1. farmyard manure. 2 colloq. dirt or filth; anything disgusting. 3 colloq. an untidy state; a …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MUCK — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Clean out the leaves and other muck from your house gutters. ▪ His …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUCK — [noun] [U] - animal excrement, esp. used as fertilizer to make plants grow well, or (informal) dirt or waste matterThere …
Cambridge English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
MUCK — n. 25B6; noun I'll just clean off the muck : DIRT, grime, filth, mud, slime, mess; informal crud, gunk, grunge, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUCK
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MUCK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUCK — muck.ogg _I 1. mʌk n 1. 1> навоз, навозная жижа 2> перегной, гумус 2. сл. грязь; дрянь, мерзость all in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABOUT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MUCK
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MUCK — _I 1. mʌk n 1. 1> навоз, навозная жижа 2> перегной, гумус 2. сл. грязь; дрянь, мерзость all in a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MUCK
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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