muck up

Verb

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)

  1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”“the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement”Synonyms: botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck upMore general fail, go wrong
  2. soil with mud, muck, or mire“The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”Synonyms: miremuckmudMore general dirty, soil
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