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muck up

[muhk-uhp] / ˈmʌkˌʌp /














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No. 5 Duke Saturday Pick: The Volunteers’ defense will muck up Duke’s flow and frustrate the Blue Devils’ freshman ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

“I remember thinking, well, if I don’t want to spend the rest of my life doing this, meaning watching someone else muck up what I did, there’s only one way around that,” he said.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Like dandelions, the Jorō spider appears to fall under the category of "nice" invasive species, that do not seem to muck up the existing ecosystem too much.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2022

And the driving rainstorm served to muck up the pace of the game, though perhaps not as much as Nashville’s pressure.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2022

Almost immediately the hard soil gave- way to marsh, and I was glomping through muck up to my ankles.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer