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Meaning of muck around

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

muck

Pronunciation:/mʌk/

noun

Definitions

  1. (slimy) mud, sludge.

    Example: I need to clean the muck off my shirt.

  2. Soft (or slimy) manure.

  3. Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.

    Example: What's that green muck on the floor?

  4. Grub, slop, swill

verb

Definitions

  1. To shovel muck.

    Example: We need to muck the stable before it gets too thick.

  2. To manure with muck.

  3. To do a dirty job.

  4. To pass, to fold without showing one's cards, often done when a better hand has already been revealed.