muck up

verb

mucked up; mucking up; mucks up

transitive verb

: to make a mess of : bungle, spoil

Examples of muck up in a Sentence

I swear, she mucks up everything she tries.
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The Preakness at 1 3/16 miles is slightly shorter than the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby, but there’s optimism about close-to-normal conditions after nearly a week’s worth of rain fell on Baltimore and mucked up the dirt track at Pimlico Race Course. Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025 Chicago Tribune The Preakness at 1 3/16 miles is slightly shorter than the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby, but there’s optimism about close-to-normal conditions after nearly a week’s worth of rain fell on Baltimore and mucked up the dirt track at Pimlico Race Course. Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 Tobias Harris isn’t considered a stalwart defender, but his matchup helped muck up the Knicks’ offensive attack and into ugly possessions. Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 But Davidson believes that employees lied to government officials and mucked up the S.E.C. investigation. Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muck up

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muck up was in 1896

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“Muck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muck%20up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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