mucked; mucking; mucks
1
a
: to clean up
especially
: to clear of manure or filth
—usually used with out
b
: to clear of muck
2
: to dress (something, such as soil) with muck
3
: to dirty with or as if with muck : soil
1
: to move or load muck (as in a mine)
mucker
noun
Examples of muck in a Sentence
Noun
Clean that muck off your shoes.
spattered with muck from the pigpen
Verb
you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The Gophers’ running game was stuck in the muck for weeks, but running back Darius Taylor got loose with 145 yards on 21 carries and his first rushing touchdown.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The Tigers’ offense isn’t going to scare Georgia, but the Auburn defense is allowing 16.4 points per game and could muck this game up.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Since the April 2022 closing of the $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, investors have been dragged into the muck.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The Gophers’ running game was stuck in the muck for weeks, but running back Darius Taylor got loose with 145 yards on 21 carries and his first rushing touchdown.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Spencer said that vibe came out of a band — which has been filled with Tweedy family pals including members of Finom — at liberty to muck about with the arrangements.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The Tigers’ offense isn’t going to scare Georgia, but the Auburn defense is allowing 16.4 points per game and could muck this game up.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muck. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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