noun / verb

muck

MUCK/mʌk/

Dirt or other unpleasant waste material.

Deep boot prints mark the thick muck beneath shallow muddy water.

A close view of thick, sloppy brown mud with shallow muddy water, embedded dead leaves, and deep boot impressions whose edges slump into the wet muck.

Etymology

Old Norse myki, “cow dung,” is one possible Scandinavian source. The meaning broadened from dung and manure to dirty matter generally, then to wet, slimy messes.

In context

We Love Animals1:11

cuz you don't want him lying in muck and wet just to be comfy and warm really

Gentle Giant Bull Has Special Bond With Woman Who Raised Him

More examples

I scrape the muck off my boots before coming inside.
We muck out the horse stalls every morning.
One wrong measurement can muck up the whole project.

Forms

muck · mucks · mucked · mucking

mucky adjective — Covered with or consisting of muck.

Similar words

filth: Emphasizes disgusting dirt rather than its texture or wetness.
mud: Specifically wet earth, not manure or other waste.
sludge: Usually thick, wet waste or sediment that settles from liquid.