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- [muhk uh-bout]
- /mʌk əˈbaʊt/
- /mʌk əˈbaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhk uh-bout]
- /mʌk əˈbaʊt/
Definitions of muck about words
- noun muck about moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure. 1
- noun muck about a highly organic, dark or black soil, less than 50 percent combustible, often used as a manure. 1
- noun muck about mire; mud. 1
- noun muck about filth, dirt, or slime. 1
- noun muck about defamatory or sullying remarks. 1
- noun muck about a state of chaos or confusion: to make a muck of things. 1
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Origin of muck about
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English muc, muk < Old Norse myki cow dung
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Parts of speech for Muck about
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
muck about popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for muck about
verb muck about
- tinker — a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- meddle — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- intrude — to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
Antonyms for muck about
verb muck about
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- repair — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
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