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  • 11muck — 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,… …

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  • 12muck — 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 …

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  • 13muck — /mʌk / (say muk) noun 1. farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc., in a moist state; manure. 2. a highly organic soil, less than fifty per cent combustible, often used as manure. 3. filth; dirt. 4. Colloquial something of no value; trash. 5 …

  • 14muck — 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 …

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  • 15muck — [[t]mʌ̱k[/t]] mucks, mucking, mucked 1) N UNCOUNT Muck is dirt or some other unpleasant substance. [INFORMAL] This congealed muck was interfering with the filter and causing the flooding. 2) N UNCOUNT Muck is animal faeces. [INFORMAL] He could… …

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  • 16muck — I UK [mʌk] / US noun [uncountable] 1) informal dirt, or an unpleasant substance Wash your hands – they re covered in muck. 2) waste matter from animals, especially when it is spread on fields to improve the soil 3) informal something unpleasant,… …

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  • 17Muck, Scotland — Muck Location …

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  • 18Muck — can refer to: Muck (soil) Muck, Scotland, an island in Scotland Isle of Muck, a small island connected by sand spit to Portmuck, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Muck (gambling), a number of actions (both legal and illegal) Muck (mining), sorting… …

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  • 19muck — [muk] n. [ME muk < or akin to ON myki, dung < IE base * meuk , slippery, viscous > MEEK, L mucus] 1. moist manure 2. black earth containing decaying matter, used as a fertilizer 3. a) mire; mud b) anything uncl …

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  • 20muck|er — muck|er1 «MUHK uhr», noun. Slang. a very vulgar, ill bred person: »[Mucker] ... with the language and manners of the bargee and the longshoreman (James Truslow Adams). SYNONYM(S): cad. ╂[probably < German Mucker sulky person] muck|er2 «MUHK… …

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