to muck a job
1muck out — ˌmuck ˈout [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they muck out he/she/it mucks out present participle mucking out past tense …
2muck something out — ˌmuck ˈout | ˌmuck sthˈout derived to clean out the place where an animal lives • Part of her job was to muck out the stables. Main entry: ↑muckderived …
3muck — muck1 [mʌk] n [U] informal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) dirt, mud, or another sticky substance that makes something dirty ▪ Come on, let s wipe that muck off your face. 2.) BrE waste matter from animals,… …
4muck — 1 noun (U) informal 1 especially BrE something such as dirt, mud, or another sticky substance that makes something dirty: Come on, let s wipe that muck off your face. 2 BrE waste matter from animals, especially waste matter that is put on land to …
5muck — muck1 [ mʌk ] noun uncount 1. ) INFORMAL dirt, or an unpleasant substance 2. ) waste matter from animals, especially when it is spread on fields to improve the soil 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL something unpleasant, offensive, or of no value: Why …
6muck — n. & v. n. 1 farmyard manure. 2 colloq. dirt or filth; anything disgusting. 3 colloq. an untidy state; a mess. v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by up) Brit. colloq. bungle (a job). 2 (foll. by out) remove muck from. 3 make dirty. 4 manure with muck. Phrases… …
7muck — 1. noun /mʌk/ a) Slimy mud. b) Soft or slimy manure. 2. verb /mʌk/ a) To shovel muck. We need to muck the stable before it gets too thick …
8muck out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms muck out : present tense I/you/we/they muck out he/she/it mucks out present participle mucking out past tense mucked out past participle mucked out to clean a place or building where farm animals… …
9muck in — PHRASAL VERB If someone mucks in, they join in with an activity or help other people with a job and do not consider themselves to be too important to do it. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] Course residents are expected to muck in and be prepared to …
10muck in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms muck in : present tense I/you/we/they muck in he/she/it mucks in present participle mucking in past tense mucked in past participle mucked in British informal to join in an activity, especially in order to… …
