"de-muck" meaning in English

See de-muck in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: de-mucks [present, singular, third-person], de-mucking [participle, present], de-mucked [participle, past], de-mucked [past]
Etymology: de- + muck Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|muck}} de- + muck Head templates: {{en-verb}} de-muck (third-person singular simple present de-mucks, present participle de-mucking, simple past and past participle de-mucked)
  1. To remove muck or dirt from.
    Sense id: en-de-muck-en-verb-2cNAV-Xo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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