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de-muck en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English muck English de-muck From de- + muck.

Meanings

  1. To remove muck or dirt from.
    • Fill, grading, removing boulders, de-mucking and any other preparation needed on the site can be a nightmare of costs. 1990, Kay Whitehouse, Site Selection: Finding and Developing Your Best Location, Liberty House, →ISBN, page 97:
    • Our squirrel. 1994, Abby Frucht, Licorice, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 142:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
de-mucking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
de-mucked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
de-mucked Tense=Past lexicographic
de-mucks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic