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Mud (Verb)

Meaning 1

Soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden.
  • The hikers carefully made their way across the mountain trail so as not to mud up their boots.
  • After playing outside all day the kids had managed to mud their clothes and shoes.
  • The farmer's boots were already muddy but he still managed to mud the hem of his pants.
  • It had been raining all week and the overflowing puddles were starting to mud the street.

Synonyms

  • Mire
  • Muck
  • Muck Up

Hypernyms

  • Dirty
  • Colly
  • Grime
  • Bemire
  • Soil

Related Words

  • Mud (noun)

Meaning 2

Plaster with mud.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The walls were rough and needed to be plastered with mud to create a smooth finish before painting.
  • In some African villages, homes are built by plastering the walls with mud and allowing them to dry under the sun.
  • The artist decided to plaster with mud some areas of the canvas and then add paint to create a texture effect.
  • To protect the foundations, workers plastered with mud and straw the underside of the ancient monument.
  • Before adding a new layer of paint, the old surface was scraped and re-plastered with mud to cover up any holes.

Hypernyms

  • Daub

Related Words

  • Mud (noun)
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