| Front | muck |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verb BrE /mʌk/NAmE /mʌk/ noun 1 waste matter from farm animals manureto spread muck on the fields 2 (informal, especially BrE) dirt or mudCan you wipe the muck off the windows? 3 (informal, especially BrE) something very unpleasantI can't eat this muck! where there's ˌmuck there's ˈbrass (BrE, saying) used to say that a business activity that is unpleasant or dirty can bring in a lot of money verb ˌmuck aˈbout/aˈround(BrE, informal) to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or doing sth else mess about/aroundI spent most of my time at school mucking about and getting into trouble. ˌmuck aˈbout/aˈround with sth(BrE, informal, disapproving) to do sth, especially to a machine, so that it does not work correctly mess about/aroundWho's mucking around with my radio? ˌmuck sb aˈbout/aˈround(BrE, informal) to treat sb badly, especially by changing your mind a lot, or by not being honest mess sb about/aroundThey've really mucked us about over our car insurance. ˌmuck ˈin(BrE, informal)1 to work with other people in order to complete a taskIf we all muck in, we could have the job finished by the end of the week .2 to share food, accommodation, etc. with other peopleWe didn't have much money, but everyone just mucked in together. ˌmuck ˈout| ˌmuck sthˈout to clean out the place where an animal livesPart of her job was to muck out the stables. ˌmuck sthˈup(informal, especially BrE)1 to do sth badly so that you fail to achieve what you wanted or hoped to achieve mess sth upHe completely mucked up his English exam. 2 to spoil a plan or an arrangement mess sth up 3 to make sth dirtyI don't want you mucking up my nice clean floor. |
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