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muck up

[muhk-uhp] / ˈmʌkˌʌp /














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It freed up the Cougs to score in ways that aren’t possible with Cluff and Chinyelu, both of whom lack a perimeter game, allowing defenses to sag off and muck up the spacing.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

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

But no one had yet investigated how anthropogenic sounds can muck up animals’ ability to cooperate.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

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

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

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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