We're down in the pit, cleaning out the muck, and Tom goes traipsing by and waves.
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Muck
//mʌk//
Synonyms for "muck" (297 found)
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Related words (148)
leeslingerlitterloiterlouse upmessmess aroundmess upmopemoseymuck upmuckermuckymucusmudmuddlemuddymurknight soilnitrate
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nitrogenobscenityoffaloozeordureorganic fertilizerperplexphosphateplodpusputrid matterravelrefuserotrubbishruinsaunterscrew upscumscurfscuzsewageslabslaveslimeslipslobslogslopsloshslumslushsmirchsmokesmoochsmudgesmutsnarlsnotsoilsootsordessploshsquashstrollstumblesuperphosphateswilltangletoiltrashtriflewastewaste timewreck
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81 translations across 21 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qığ noun (soft manure)
Bulgarian
3 entries- мръсотия noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- оборски тор noun (soft manure)
- помия noun (grub, slop, swill)
Catalan
3 entries- brutícia noun (slimy mud)
- fems noun (soft manure)
- porqueria noun (slimy mud)
Czech
4 entries- bláto noun (slimy mud)
- hnus noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- hnůj noun (soft manure)
- maglajz noun (slimy mud)
Danish
1 entries- muge ud verb (shovel muck)
Esperanto
3 entries- koto noun (slimy mud)
- malpuraĵo noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- ŝlimo noun (slimy mud)
Finnish
2 entries- lieju noun (slimy mud)
- muta noun (slimy mud)
French
3 entries- boue noun (slimy mud)
- fumier noun (soft manure)
- gadoue noun (slimy mud)
German
4 entries- Brühe noun (grub, slop, swill)
- Dreck noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- Dung noun (soft manure)
- Fraß noun (grub, slop, swill)
Hindi
1 entries- कीचड़ noun (slimy mud)
Irish
1 entries- clábar noun (slimy mud)
Italian
4 entries- letame noun (soft manure)
- porcheria noun (slimy mud)
- sporcizia noun (slimy mud)
- spalare verb (shovel muck)
Japanese
4 entries- 堆肥 noun (soft manure)
- 汚物 noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- 泥 noun (slimy mud)
- 腐植土 noun (soft manure)
Korean
1 entries- 두엄 noun (slimy mud)
Middle English
3 entries- muk noun (slimy mud)
- muk noun (soft manure)
- mukken verb (shovel muck)
Māori
1 entries- ōi noun (slimy mud)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- كوبره noun (soft manure)
- پیسلك noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- چامور noun (slimy mud)
Russian
4 entries- грязь noun (slimy mud)
- жи́жа noun (slimy mud)
- наво́з noun (soft manure)
- слякоть noun (slimy mud)
Spanish
3 entries- estiércol noun (soft manure)
- mugre noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- porquería noun (slimy mud)
Swedish
3 entries- smörja noun (slimy mud)
- smörja noun (anything filthy and vile, dirt)
- mocka verb (shovel muck)
Tagalog
2 entries- maputik noun (slimy mud)
- tae noun (soft manure)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Those heavy shoes will bring all the muck and dirt into the house.
Source: tatoeba (9199995)
Where there's muck there's brass.
Source: tatoeba (10506070)
Tom can't afford to employ anyone; the family has to muck in.
Source: tatoeba (10665293)
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