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muck

 
(mŭk) pronunciation
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.
tr.v., mucked, muck·ing, mucks.
  1. To fertilize with manure or compost.
  2. To make dirty with or as if with muck.
  3. To remove muck or dirt from (a mine, for example).
phrasal verbs:

muck about Chiefly British.

  1. To spend time idly; putter.
muck up Informal.
  1. To bungle, damage, or ruin.

[Middle English muk, of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse myki, dung.]

muckily muck'i·ly adv.
mucky muck'y adj.

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noun

  1. A viscous, usually offensively dirty substance: mire, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush. See clean/dirty.
  2. Foul or dirty matter: dirt, filth, grime. Slang crud. See clean/dirty.

verb

    To soil with mud. bemire, mire, mud, muddy, slush. See clean/dirty.

phrasal verb - muck up

    To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal bollix up. Slang blow1, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu. Idioms: make a muck of. See correct/incorrect, help/harm/harmless.


1. An organic soil of very soft consistency; also called muck soil.
2. Material to be excavated; clay, dirt, loam, stone, etc.
3. The material so excavated.



Dark, heavy, fertile soil composed mostly of organic matter, either decayed plants or rotted manure. In England, “muck” refers to barnyard manure.

adjective and adverb
adjective and adverb

Euphemistic alteration of fucking adjective and adverb. (1929 —) .
R. Adams You'd better lend him a hand...We'll be 'alf the mucking night else (1974).



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Muck (soil)

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Muck is a soil made up primarily of humus from drained swampland. It is known as black soil in The Fens of eastern England, where it was originally mainly fen and bog. It is used there, as in the United States, for growing specialty crops such as onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Holland Marsh, north of Toronto, Ontario is the site of the Muck Crops Research Station, a part of the University of Guelph.

Muck farming on drained bogs is an important part of agriculture in New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Florida, where mostly vegetables are grown. American "muckers" often have roots from the Netherlands or Eastern Europe, where their ancestors practiced a similar type of farming. The soils are deep, dark colored, and friable, often underlain by marl or marly clay. The muckland of Torrey Farms of Elba, New York, which covers the counties of Orleans, Niagara, and Genesee, is thought to be the largest continuous section of muckland in the world.[1]

Onion fields near Elba, New York, part of Torrey Farms, showing black dirt and windbreaks

Muck farming is controversial, because the drainage of wetlands destroys wildlife habitat and produces other environmental problems. It is unlikely that any more will be created in the US, because of environmental regulations. It is prone to problems, such as the fact that it is very light and usually windbreaks must be provided to keep it from blowing away when dry. It also can catch fire and burn underground for months. Oxidation also removes a portion of the soil each year, so it becomes progressively shallower. Some muck land has been reclaimed for wildlife preserves.

See also

mucking - the act of removing river sludge (muck)from an object or structure (ie, flooding, hurricane, natural disasters)

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Muck

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gødning, møg, snavs, skidt
v. tr. - gøre beskidt, svine til, muge ud i, klude med

idioms:

  • muck about    rode rundt
  • muck around    rode rundt
  • muck in    dele med
  • muck out    muge ud (i)
  • muck up    ødelægge, kludre

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuiligheid, drek, slijk, rotsgruis, turf, bevuilen, be-/uitmesten

Français (French)
n. - (lit) saletés, boue, fumier, (fig) bêtises, saletés (des aliments)
v. tr. - fumer, répandre des engrais sur, décrotter, gâcher, bousiller, bouleverser qn

idioms:

  • muck about    faire l'imbécile, traîner
  • muck around    faire l'imbécile, traîner
  • muck in    mettre la main à la pâte, partager le gîte et le couvert avec
  • muck out    nettoyer
  • muck someone about    se ficher de
  • muck someone around    se ficher de
  • muck up    chambouler, bâcler (un travail), louper/rater, salir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dreck, Mist
v. - misten

idioms:

  • muck about    herumspielen
  • muck around    herumspielen
  • muck in    mit anpacken
  • muck out    ausmisten
  • muck someone about    jmdn. verarschen (vulg)
  • muck someone around    jmdn. verarschen (vulg)
  • muck up    vermasseln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βρομιά, ακαθαρσία, κοπριά (σε ημίρρευστη κατάσταση), σύγχυση, καταστροφή, λάσπη
v. - κοπρίζω, λιπαίνω

idioms:

  • muck about    τριγυρίζω άσκοπα
  • muck around    τριγυρίζω άσκοπα
  • muck in    μοιράζομαι (κάποια δουλειά, υποχρέωση)
  • muck out    ξεκοπρίζω
  • muck up    τα θαλασσώνω, χαλάω τη δουλειά, βρομίζω, ανακατεύω

Italiano (Italian)
sporcizia

idioms:

  • muck about/around    bighellonare
  • muck in    partecipare, dividere la stessa camera
  • muck out    pulire
  • muck up    mandare all'aria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adubo (m)
v. - adubar

idioms:

  • muck about/around    trabalhar com displicência
  • muck in    dividir tarefas
  • muck out    limpar estábulo
  • muck up    estragar

Русский (Russian)
навоз, грязь, гнев, унавоживать, пачкать, испоганить

idioms:

  • muck about/around    слоняться
  • muck in    делить с кем-либо жилье
  • muck out    вычищать
  • muck up    испортить

Español (Spanish)
n. - estiércol, suciedad, inmundicia, mantillo
v. tr. - estercolar, abonar, limpiar

idioms:

  • muck about    fastidiar, vagar, andar a tontas y a locas, perder el tiempo
  • muck around    fastidiar, vagar, andar a tontas y a locas, perder el tiempo
  • muck in    compartir un alojamiento, poner el hombro, echar una mano
  • muck out    limpiar
  • muck someone about    fastidiar, vagar, andar a tontas y a locas, perder el tiempo, fastidiar a uno, desorientar a uno
  • muck someone around    fastidiar, vagar, andar a tontas y a locas, perder el tiempo, desorientar a uno, fastidiar a uno
  • muck up    desordenar, estropear, desbarajustar, echar a perder, ensuciar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gödsel, lort
v. - gödsla, lorta ner

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
粪肥, 肥料, 垃圾, 施肥, 弄糟, 弄脏

idioms:

  • muck about    胡闹, 混日子, 鬼混
  • muck around    胡闹, 混日子, 鬼混
  • muck in    吃, 进餐, 参加, 一起出力, 一起干活
  • muck out    打扫畜舍
  • muck up    弄乱, 弄脏, 弄糟

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 糞肥, 肥料, 垃圾
v. tr. - 施肥, 弄糟, 弄髒

idioms:

  • muck about    胡鬧, 混日子, 鬼混
  • muck around    胡鬧, 混日子, 鬼混
  • muck in    吃, 進餐, 參加, 一起出力, 一起幹活
  • muck out    打掃畜舍
  • muck up    弄亂, 弄髒, 弄糟

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 퇴비, 쓰레기, 쓸 때 없는 물건
v. tr. - 거름을 주다, 실패하다, 더럽히다

idioms:

  • muck about    배회하다
  • muck around    꾸물거리다
  • muck in    함께하다
  • muck out    청소하다
  • muck up    실패하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ふん, 肥やし, ごみ, 汚い物, がらくた
v. - 肥やしをやる, 肥料を施す, 汚す

idioms:

  • muck about/around    のらくらする, いいかげんに扱う
  • muck in    共にする
  • muck out    掃除する
  • muck up    汚す, 台なしにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وسخ, قذارة (فعل) يوسخ, يقذر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זבל, דומן, זוהמה, לכלוך‬
v. tr. - ‮זיבל, טינף, פיזר דומן‬


 
 
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