mucked; mucking; mucks
1
a
: to clean up
especially
: to clear of manure or filth
—usually used with out
b
: to clear of muck
2
: to dress (something, such as soil) with muck
3
: to dirty with or as if with muck : soil
1
: to move or load muck (as in a mine)
mucker
noun
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Examples of muck in a Sentence
Noun
Clean that muck off your shoes.
spattered with muck from the pigpen
Verb
you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes
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Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Flooring and Carpets Even with the best of intentions, outdoor muck will inevitably make its way past the entryway.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).
—Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Bodyguards opened umbrellas to protect the royals and officials from the barrage of muck.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Flooring and Carpets Even with the best of intentions, outdoor muck will inevitably make its way past the entryway.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Mannie then interjected that social media has a habit of mucking things up.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).
—Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muck. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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