单词 | muck |
释义 | muck (mŭk) 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. 6. The pile of discarded cards, as in poker: threw his hand into the muck. v. mucked, muck·ing, mucks v.tr. 1. To fertilize with manure or compost. 2. To make dirty, especially with muck. 3. To remove muck or dirt from (a mine, for example). 4. To fold (one's hand) in a card game, especially by pushing one's cards away. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: To muck one's hand in a card game. muck about Chiefly British To spend time idly; putter. muck up Informal To bungle, damage, or ruin. [Middle English muk, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse myki, dung.] mucki·ly adv. mucky adj. |
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