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muck
(mŭk)n.
1. A moist sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth.
2. Moist farmyard dung; manure.
3. Dark fertile soil containing decaying vegetable matter.
4. Something filthy or disgusting.
5. Earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining.
6. The pile of discarded cards, as in poker: threw his hand into the muck.
v. mucked, muck·ing, mucks
v.tr.
1. To fertilize with manure or compost.
2. To make dirty, especially with muck.
3. To remove muck or dirt from (a mine, for example).
4. To fold (one's hand) in a card game, especially by pushing one's cards away.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verbs: To muck one's hand in a card game.
muck about Chiefly British
To spend time idly; putter.
muck up Informal
To bungle, damage, or ruin.
[Middle English muk, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse myki, dung.]
muck′i·ly adv.
muck′y adj.
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muck
(mʌk)n
1. (Agriculture) farmyard dung or decaying vegetable matter
2. (Agriculture) Also called: muck soil an organic soil rich in humus and used as a fertilizer
3. dirt or filth
4. (Mining & Quarrying) earth, rock material, etc, removed during mining excavations
5. slang chiefly Brit rubbish
7. make a muck of slang chiefly Brit to ruin or spoil
vb (tr)
8. (Agriculture) to spread manure upon (fields, gardens, etc)
9. to soil or pollute
10. (often foll by out) to clear muck from
[C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse myki dung, Norwegian myk]
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muck
(mʌk)n.
1. moist farmyard dung; manure.
2. a highly organic dark or black soil, often used as a manure.
3. mire; mud.
4. filth, dirt, or slime.
5. defamatory or sullying remarks.
6. Informal. a state of confusion; mess: to make a muck of things.
7. Chiefly Brit. Informal. something of no value; trash.
8. earth, rock, or other useless matter removed in excavation or mining.
v.t. 9. to manure.
10. Informal. to make dirty; soil (often fol. by up).
11. to remove muck from (often fol. by out).
12. Informal. to make a mess of; bungle (often fol. by up).
13. muck about or around,Informal. to idle; waste time.
[1200–50; Middle English muc, muk < Old Norse myki cow dung]
muck′y, adj. muck•i•er, muck•i•est.
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muck
Past participle: mucked
Gerund: mucking
| Imperative |
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| muck |
| muck |
| Present |
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| I muck |
| you muck |
| he/she/it mucks |
| we muck |
| you muck |
| they muck |
| Preterite |
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| I mucked |
| you mucked |
| he/she/it mucked |
| we mucked |
| you mucked |
| they mucked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am mucking |
| you are mucking |
| he/she/it is mucking |
| we are mucking |
| you are mucking |
| they are mucking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have mucked |
| you have mucked |
| he/she/it has mucked |
| we have mucked |
| you have mucked |
| they have mucked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was mucking |
| you were mucking |
| he/she/it was mucking |
| we were mucking |
| you were mucking |
| they were mucking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had mucked |
| you had mucked |
| he/she/it had mucked |
| we had mucked |
| you had mucked |
| they had mucked |
| Future |
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| I will muck |
| you will muck |
| he/she/it will muck |
| we will muck |
| you will muck |
| they will muck |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have mucked |
| you will have mucked |
| he/she/it will have mucked |
| we will have mucked |
| you will have mucked |
| they will have mucked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be mucking |
| you will be mucking |
| he/she/it will be mucking |
| we will be mucking |
| you will be mucking |
| they will be mucking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been mucking |
| you have been mucking |
| he/she/it has been mucking |
| we have been mucking |
| you have been mucking |
| they have been mucking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been mucking |
| you will have been mucking |
| he/she/it will have been mucking |
| we will have been mucking |
| you will have been mucking |
| they will have been mucking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been mucking |
| you had been mucking |
| he/she/it had been mucking |
| we had been mucking |
| you had been mucking |
| they had been mucking |
| Conditional |
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| I would muck |
| you would muck |
| he/she/it would muck |
| we would muck |
| you would muck |
| they would muck |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have mucked |
| you would have mucked |
| he/she/it would have mucked |
| we would have mucked |
| you would have mucked |
| they would have mucked |
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Noun 1. [画像:muck - any thick, viscous matter]muck - any thick, viscous matter
matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
2. [画像:muck - fecal matter of animals]muck - fecal matter of animals
coprolite - fossil excrement; petrified dung
faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
pigeon droppings - droppings of pigeons
Verb 1. muck - remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
2. muck - spread manure, as for fertilization
spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
3. [画像:muck - soil with mud, muck, or mire]muck - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
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muck
noun
muck about or around fool about or around, amuse yourself, play about or around, fiddle about or around, mess about or around (informal) He spent his summers mucking around in boats.
muck about or around with something interfere, tamper, tinker, meddle, fiddle about or around, mess about or around Who's been mucking around with my computer?
muck something up ruin, bungle, botch, make a mess of, blow (slang), mar, spoil, muff, make a nonsense of, bodge (informal), make a pig's ear of (informal), flub (U.S. slang), make a muck of (slang), mess something up, screw something up (informal), cock something up (Brit. slang), fuck something up (offensive taboo slang) At the 13th hole, I mucked it up.
Proverbs
"Where there's muck, there's brass"
"Where there's muck, there's brass"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
muck
nounverbphrasal verb
muck up
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Translations
رَوْث، سَماد
hnůjodpadkyšpína
møgskidt
mykja; skítur, drulla, óòverri
두엄
čiupinėtisiškoptiišmėžtikrapštytisšlamštas
draņķismēsli
muck
[mʌk] N2. (fig) → porquería f
muck about muck around
A. VT + ADV to muck sb about or around → fastidiar or (LAm) fregar a algn
B. VI + ADV
1. (= lark about) → hacer tonterías ; (= do nothing in particular) → gandulear
he enjoys mucking about in boats → le gusta hacer el gandul navegando
stop mucking about! → ¡déjate de tonterías!
he enjoys mucking about in boats → le gusta hacer el gandul navegando
stop mucking about! → ¡déjate de tonterías!
2. (= tinker) → manosear
muck up VT + ADV
1. (= dirty) → ensuciar
2. (= spoil) → echar a perder, fastidiar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
muck
[ˈmʌk] n (= mud) → boue f
(= dirt) → ordures fpl
(= manure) → fumier m
muck about
muck around vi
(= behave stupidly) → faire l'imbécile
(= waste time) → traînasser
(= tinker) → bricoler
to muck about with sth [+ car, machine] → bricoler qch (= interfere with) → se mêler de qch
to muck about with sth [+ car, machine] → bricoler qch (= interfere with) → se mêler de qch
(= potter) → s'amuser
vt sep (= treat badly) [+ person] → faire perdre son temps à
muck in
vi (British) → donner un coup de main muck out
vt sep [+ stable] → nettoyer muck up
vt sep (= dirty) → salir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
muck
n
muck
:muckraker
n (fig inf) → Sensationshai m (inf)
muckraking
n (fig inf) → Sensationsmache(rei) f (inf)
muck-spreading
n → Miststreuen nt
muck-up
n (Brit inf) → Durcheinander nt; (= fiasco) → Katastrophe f; there’s been a muck with the invitations → bei den Einladungen hat jemand/habe ich etc Mist gemacht (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
muck
[mʌk] nb. (fig) → porcherie fpl
muck about muck around (fam)
1. vt + adv to muck sb about → complicare la vita a qn
2. vi + adv
a. (lark about) → fare lo/la stupido/a; (do nothing in particular) → non fare niente di speciale, gingillarsi
b. (tinker) → armeggiare
muck in vi + adv (Brit) (fam) → mettersi insieme
muck out vt + adv (stable) → pulire
muck up vt + adv (fam)
a. (dirty) → sporcare
b. (spoil) → rovinare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
muck
(mak) noun dung, filth, rubbish etc. farm yard muck. vuilis رَوْث، سَماد мръсотия lixo hnůj, špína, odpadky der Mist møg; skidt βρομιές suciedad, mugre sõnnik کثافت lika saletés זבל गंदगी gnojivo trágya kotoran mykja; skítur, drulla, óþverri letame; sporcizia 汚物 오물, 쓰레기 mėšlas, purvas, šlamštas mēsli; draņķis kotoran vuiligheid møkk, skitt, skrot gnój کثافات lixo gunoi; bălegar навоз; грязь hnoj; špina umazanija đubre dynga, lort, skit สิ่งปฏิกูล gübre, pislik, çerçöp 堆肥 гній فضلہ یا کچرا phân chuồng 粪肥
ˈmucky adjective vuil وَسِخ، قَذِر мръсен sujo špinavý, zaneřáděný schmutzig møgbeskidt βρομερός sucio, mugroso sopane کثيف likainen sale, boueux מלוכלך गंदा prljav, blatan mocskos, undorító kotor óþrifalegur sporco 不潔な 더러운 purvinas, bjaurus, nešvarus mēslains; draņķīgs kotor vuil gjørmet, skitten brudny چټل sujo murdar навозный;грязный špinavý umazan prljav lortig, skitig สกปรก çok pis 骯髒的 брудний میلا کچیلا bẩn thỉu 肮脏的,粪肥的
muck about/around1. to do things without any definite plan. rondval يَعْمَلُ الأشْياء بِدون خُطَّةٍ مُحَدَّدَه импровизирам fazer ao acaso patlat, hudlařit herumlungern drive omkring τεμπελιάζω hacer el tonto jukerdama خراب کردن touhuta bricoler לְהִתבַּטֵל बिना किसी योजना के करना loše rukovoditi elvacakol kerja seenaknya slæpast gingillarsi いいかげんにする 계획이 없이 일을 하다 čiupinėtis, krapštytis knosīties (ap kādu darbu) main-main rondknoeien gå og drive omkring plątać się خرابول fazer ao acaso a bricola, a face una-alta возиться pliesť sa (do) brkljati glupirati se larva (drälla) omkring ทําไปตามบุญตามกรรม gelişigüzel iş yapmak 混日子 долубатися; порпатися بغیر سونچے سمجھے کام کرنا đi lêu lổng 混日子
2. to fool around. rondmors يَتَسَكَّع، يَمْشي بِتوانٍ بدون هَدَف мотая се portar-se mal flinkat se herumblödeln fjolle rundt χαζεύω gandulear, perder el tiempo ringi lonkima نادانى و حماقت کردن sekoilla perdre son temps לְשָׂחֵק बेवकूफी vrludati lófrál, csavarog berkeliaran fíflast bighellonare のらくらする 빈둥거리다 slampinėti blandīties apkārt main-main klieren rote med wygłupiać się جهالت portar-se mal a pierde vremea слоняться flákať sa postopati glupirati se tjafsa (leka) med เตร็ดเตร่ vakit öldürmek 鬼混 тинятися آوارہ گردی کرنا làm những việc vô bổ 鬼混
muck out to clean (a stable). skoonmaak يُنَظِّف почиствам обор limpar vyčistit ausmisten muge ud καθαρίζω limpiar sõnnikust puhastama تمیز کردن puhdistaa nettoyer לְנָקוֹת सफाई करना očistiti kiganéz membersihkan moka út/flórinn, hreinsa pulire 掃除する (외양간을) 청소하다 iškopti, išmėžti izmēzt membersihkan uitmesten måke ut sprzątać stajnię پاک کول limpar a curăţa чистить vyčistiť izkidati gnoj očistiti mocka [ut] i ทําความสะอาด temizlemek 清理(牛舍或馬廄) вичищати اسطبل کی صفائی کرنا dọn dẹp 清除(污物)
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