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   muck

   /mʌk/

   noun

   • 1. dirt, rubbish, or waste matter: "I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen" Similar dirtgrimefilthmudslimesludgescummiremessrubbishinformal:crudgunkgrungegloopgookgooyuckgungegrotguckglopdialect:clag
   • ▪ farmyard manure, widely used as fertilizer: "he was covered in cow muck and mud" Similar dungmanureordureexcrementexcretadroppingsfaecescowpatsguanosewageinformal:cow chipshorse applesvulgar slang:shitcraprare:feculence
   • ▪ something regarded as distasteful, unpleasant, or of poor quality: "why do you let her read this muck?"

   verb

   • 1. spread manure on (land): "half the farm is mucked every year"

   Word Origin Middle Englishmuk, probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Old Norse myki ‘dung’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘soft’, shared by meek.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • M

     3

   • U

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

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