Muck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
  2. a highly organic, dark or black soil, less than 50 percent combustible, often used as a manure.
  3. mire; mud.
  4. filth, dirt, or slime.
  5. defamatory or sullying remarks.
  6. a state of chaos or confusion: to make a muck of things.
  7. something of no value; trash.
  8. (especially in mining) earth, rock, or other useless matter to be removed in order to get out the mineral or other substances sought.
verb (used with object)
  1. to manure.
  2. to make dirty; soil.
  3. to remove muck from (sometimes followed by out).
  4. Informal.
    • to ruin; bungle (often followed by up).
    • to put into a state of complete confusion (often followed by up).
Verb Phrases
  1. to idle; waste time; loiter.
noun
  1. farmyard dung or decaying vegetable matter
  2. an organic soil rich in humus and used as a fertilizer
  3. dirt or filth
  4. earth, rock material, etc, removed during mining excavations
  5. rubbish
  6. See Lord Muck, Lady Muck
  7. to ruin or spoil
verb (tr)
  1. to spread manure upon (fields, gardens, etc)
  2. to soil or pollute
  3. to clear muck from
Muck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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