Antonyms for muck
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : muhk |
| Phonetic Transcription : mÊŒk |
Definition of muck
Origin :- mid-13c., "cow dung and vegetable matter spread as manure," from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse myki, mykr "cow dung," Danish møg, from Proto-Germanic *muk-, *meuk- "soft." Meaning "unclean matter generally" is from c.1300. Muck-sweat first attested 1690s.
- noun refuse
- noun messy substance
- "Heave that muck overboard," he ordered some of those who stood idling in the waist.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- Now he was not only hopelessly down in the muck of poverty, but hopelessly dishonored.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- Nae muck le o' that, but a douce, good-humored lassie for a' that.
- Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- They are too pure to have a market value; they contain no muck.
- Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
- Muck or pond dirt could be used in the same way, in place of manure.
- Extract from : « Guano » by Solon Robinson
- Muck set a high price upon them, and the bargain was soon struck.
- Extract from : « The Oriental Story Book » by Wilhelm Hauff
- The door opened, and Muck saw many dogs and cats walking in.
- Extract from : « The Oriental Story Book » by Wilhelm Hauff
- There is plenty of muck in the hollow, and I'd be glad to have it cleared out.
- Extract from : « Reels and Spindles » by Evelyn Raymond
- "That's how I got inter this muck hole," growled the old lumberman.
- Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp » by Annie Roe Carr
- There was no one to give him farewell when he emerged from the muck.
- Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
Synonyms for muck
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