muck

²muck

verb

Definition of MUCK

transitive verb

1

a : to clean up; especially : to clear of manure or filth —usually 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

intransitive verb

1

: to move or load muck (as in a mine)

2

a : to engage in aimless activity —usually used with about or around b : putter, tinker —usually used with about or around <mucking around with his computer> c : interfere, meddle —usually used with about or around

— muck·er noun

Examples of MUCK

1. <you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes>

First Known Use of MUCK

14th century

Related to MUCK

Synonyms: befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, distain [archaic], foul, gaum [dialect], grime, mire, dirty, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully

Antonyms: clean, cleanse

Related Words: contaminate, defile, pollute, taint; discolor; confuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddle; colly [chiefly British dialect], crock [dialect]

Near Antonyms: decontaminate, purge, purify; disinfect, sanitize; brush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipe; brighten, deodorize, freshen, renew, spruce (up); straighten (up), tidy (up)

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