muck

noun, verb

1 waste matter from farm animals SYNMANURE: to spread muck on the fields 2 (informal, especially BrE) dirt or mud: My face and hands were covered in muck. * Can you wipe the muck off the windows? 3 (informal, especially BrE) something very unpleasant: I can't eat this muck! IDIOMS where there's muck there's brass (BrE, saying) used to say that sb has made a lot of money from an unpleasant or dirty business activity

PHRASALVERBS muck about / around (BrE, informal) to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or doing sth else SYNMESSABOUT/AROUND: I spent most of my time at school mucking about and getting into trouble. muck about / around with sth (BrE, informal, disapproving) to do sth, especially to a machine, so that it does not work correctly SYNMESSABOUT/AROUND: Who's mucking around with my radio? muck sb about / around (BrE, informal) to treat sb badly, especially by changing your mind a lot, or by not being honest SYNMESSSBABOUT/AROUND: They've really mucked us about over our car insurance. muck in (BrE, informal) 1 to work with other people in order to complete a task: If we all muck in, we could have the job finished by the end of the week. 2 to share food, accommodation etc. with other people: We didn't have much money, but everyone just mucked in together. muck ou