muck
/mʌk/noun
उच्चारण मक
कीचड़, गंदगी, मैल
Core word
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[U] informal
dirt or mud
कीचड़, गंदगी, मैल
- Wipe the muck off your shoes before you come in.
- The boys came home covered in muck after the football match.
- The tyres were thick with muck after the trip.
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- Please clean the muck off the floor.
- Wash all the muck from the vegetables before cooking.
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[U]
waste matter from farm animals
गोबर, खाद
- The farmer spread muck on the fields.
- The farmer shovelled muck from the cowshed onto the field.
- The muck from the cattle shed is used as manure.
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- Farmers pile up muck outside the village before the sowing season.
- The smell of muck came from the barn.
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[U] British, informal
something very unpleasant or of very poor quality
बेकार चीज़, घटिया चीज़
- I can't eat this muck.
- I do not know how you can eat that muck at the roadside stall.
- Stop eating that muck and have a proper meal.
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- The film was complete muck and we left early.
- He called the cheap sweets muck.
Synonyms rubbish
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[T] informal
to make something dirty
गंदा करना
- Don't muck the floor with your muddy boots.
- The muddy dog mucked the clean carpet with its paws.
- The children mucked the new sofa with their muddy hands.
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- Don't muck the walls with those dirty fingers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
muck (uncountable noun)
Muck is an uncountable noun meaning dirt, mud or filth, and also animal waste used on fields. It has no plural form and takes no article for the general sense.
Muck uncountable noun है, जिसका अर्थ गंदगी, कीचड़ या मैल है, तथा खेतों में डाला जाने वाला पशुओं का मल भी। इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता और सामान्य अर्थ में article नहीं लगता।
- The farmer spread muck on the field before sowing.
- Radhika wiped the muck off her shoes.
muck about / around (phrasal verb)
To muck about means to behave in a silly way or to waste time; to muck about with something is to handle it carelessly.
'Muck about' का अर्थ मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करना या समय बर्बाद करना है; 'muck about with' किसी चीज़ को लापरवाही से छेड़ना।
- Stop mucking about and finish your homework.
- Don't muck about with the wiring.
muck up / muck sth up
To muck something up is informal for to spoil it or do it badly, especially a task or an exam answer.
'Muck up' अनौपचारिक है और इसका अर्थ किसी काम या परीक्षा के उत्तर को बिगाड़ देना है।
- He mucked up his interview by arriving late.
- Don't muck it up this time.
muck out
To muck out a stable or cowshed is to clean it by removing dung and dirty straw.
अस्तबल या गोशाला का 'muck out' करने का अर्थ गोबर और गंदा भूसा हटाकर उसे साफ़ करना है।
- The boys muck out the cowshed every morning.
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adjective + muck
thickblackfarmyardslimystinking
- The tractor was covered in thick black muck after the monsoon.
verb + muck
spreadscrape offwipe offclean upwade through
- We had to wade through muck to reach the temple.
muck + phrasal verb
muck aboutmuck aroundmuck upmuck inmuck out
- Everyone mucked in to clean the school ground.
fixed phrases
make a muck ofmuck and brassas common as muckmuck heap
- He made a muck of the presentation by forgetting his slides.
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- The children came home from the football match covered in muck.
बच्चे फ़ुटबॉल मैच से कीचड़ में सने हुए घर लौटे।
- After the flood, the streets were full of muck and broken furniture.
बाढ़ के बाद सड़कें गंदगी और टूटे फ़र्नीचर से भरी थीं।
- Muck from the dairy is used as manure in our village.
हमारे गाँव में डेयरी का गोबर खाद के रूप में प्रयोग होता है।
- Please don't muck about in the laboratory; the chemicals are dangerous.
कृपया प्रयोगशाला में मज़ाक मत कीजिए; रसायन ख़तरनाक हैं।
- Their team mucked up the final over and lost the match.
उनकी टीम ने अंतिम ओवर बिगाड़ दिया और मैच हार गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He did a muck of his practical exam.
✓ He made a muck of his practical exam.
The idiom is make a muck of something, not do a muck of it.
मुहावरा 'make a muck of something' है, 'do a muck of' नहीं।
✗ The shoes are full of mucks.
✓ The shoes are full of muck.
Muck is uncountable and has no plural form.
Muck uncountable है और इसका बहुवचन रूप नहीं होता।
¶Idioms 2
make a muck of sth
(British, informal) to do something badly; to make something dirty
किसी काम को बिगाड़ देना; गंदा कर देना
- He made a muck of the painting job.
- The puppy made a muck of the kitchen floor.
where there's muck there's brass
(British, saying) used to say that dirty or unpleasant work can bring in a lot of money
गंदे या कठिन काम में भी अच्छी कमाई होती है
- Scrap dealing isn't pleasant, but where there's muck there's brass.
- My uncle runs a waste-recycling firm; where there's muck there's brass.
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muck about/around
(British, informal) to behave in a silly way, wasting time
बेवजह समय बर्बाद करना, फ़ालतू इधर-उधर करना
- Stop mucking about and finish your homework.
- The boys were mucking around in the corridor.
muck in
(British, informal) to work with other people to get a job done; to share food and other things with other people
सबके साथ मिलकर काम में हाथ बँटाना
- Everyone mucked in to clean the hall after the function.
- At the camp, we all mucked in with the cooking.
muck sth up
(informal) to do something badly so that you spoil it or fail; to make something dirty
किसी काम को बिगाड़ देना, चौपट कर देना
- I mucked up my first interview.
- Don't muck up your new shirt.
muck sth out
to clean the place where an animal lives
(पशुओं के बाड़े की) सफ़ाई करना
- He mucks out the cowshed every morning.
- The stables need mucking out.