muck out
muck out · mucks out · mucked out · mucking out
To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such…To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
» Tom mucks out the stable almost every day.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
Could you muck out Toby's stable, please?
(dated, transitive)To financially ruin a gambler; to win against a gambler; to clean out a gambler.
Examples
2 sentencesTom mucks out the stable almost every day.
The horses watch Heather's every move when she mucks out their stalls.
Forms
mucks out, mucking out, mucked out, mucked out| Base form | muck out · to muck out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mucks out |
| Present participle | mucking out |
| Past simple | mucked out |
| Past participle | mucked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb