Muck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any thick, viscous matter

fecal matter of animals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌk/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌk/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈʌk/.

Examples

The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slime muck up droppings guck gunk manure goo goop gook sludge ooze mire dung mud

Parts of Speech

noun	any thick, viscous matter
noun	fecal matter of animals
verb	remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
verb	spread manure, as for fertilization
verb	soil with mud, muck, or mire “The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”

Word Forms

slimy	adjective	covered with or resembling slime
slime	verb	cover or stain with slime
gooey	adjective	soft and sticky
mucky	adjective	dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
muck	verb	soil with mud, muck, or mire
dung	verb	defecate; used of animals
muck	noun	any thick, viscous matter
manure	noun	any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
mire	noun	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mud	noun	water soaked soil; soft wet earth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dreck

jede dicke, viskose Materie

🇫🇷French

boue

toute matière épaisse et visqueuse

🇪🇸Spanish

estiércol

cualquier materia espesa y viscosa

🇮🇹Italian

letame

qualsiasi materia densa e viscosa

🇳🇱Dutch

rotzooi

elke dikke, stroperige materie

🇵🇹Portuguese

sujeira

qualquer matéria espessa e viscosa

🇷🇺Russian

грязь

любая густая, вязкая материя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कूड़ा-कर्कट

कोई गाढ़ा, चिपचिपा पदार्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

গোবর

কোন পুরু, সান্দ্র পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

சகதி

எந்த தடிமனான, பிசுபிசுப்பான பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బురద

ఏదైనా మందపాటి, జిగట పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

चिखल

कोणतीही जाड, चिकट पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

છાણ

કોઈપણ જાડા, ચીકણું પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಸರು

ಯಾವುದೇ ದಪ್ಪ, ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತೆಯ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെളി

ഏതെങ്കിലും കട്ടിയുള്ള, വിസ്കോസ് ദ്രവ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਬਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਮੋਟਾ, ਲੇਸਦਾਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

گوبر

کوئی موٹا، چپچپا مادہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淤泥

任何粘稠的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

汚物

あらゆる厚くて粘性のある物質

🇰🇷Korean

쓰레기

두껍고 점성이 있는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thứ bẩn thỉu

bất kỳ chất dày, nhớt

🇹🇭Thai

โคลน

วัตถุที่มีความหนาและหนืดใดๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotoran

benda kental dan kental apa pun

🇵🇭Filipino

dumi

anumang makapal, malapot na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kotoran

sebarang jirim yang tebal dan likat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طين

أي مادة سميكة ولزجة

🇮🇷Persian

کثافت

هر ماده غلیظ و چسبناک

🇹🇷Turkish

pislik

herhangi bir kalın, viskoz madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְלַכְלֵך

כל חומר סמיך וצמיג

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