Thesaurus results for GOOK

guck

noun

ˈgək

variants or gook

Definition of guck

as in mud

soft wet earth don't walk on that clean floor with guck on your shoes

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Recent Examples of guck The water levels varied with every step, rising from feet to knees to thighs in an instant, then back to shoe-sucking guck. — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2022 Rachael’s radical hypothesis is that menstruation is necessary to flush out bacteria and guck that enter women’s bodies along with sperm during intercourse. — Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 18 July 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guck

Noun

The president also frequently recounts that hordes of women, including journalists, Cabinet members and administration officials, used to complain to him about their high heels getting stuck in the mud in the old, grassy Rose Garden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
While Kona Big Wave offered skateboarding, beer and camaraderie, T-Mobile’s Club Magenta offered some fans a covered respite from first rain and then mud Friday night and Saturday.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of mud

Noun

The ball rolled to the sticky floor, littered with crushed six-pack carriers and a fine layer of winter sludge, and two competitors dove to fetch it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Rather than paying millions to haul away toxic sludge, facilities could soon scrub their rinse water for immediate reuse to harvest high-purity copper directly off their treatment equipment.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026