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muck in

muck in verb: to join in with work.

Verb

muck in (third-person singular simple present mucks in, present participle mucking in, simple past and past participle mucked in)

  1. (UK, informal) To join in with work.
    • If we all muck in, we can get this room cleaned in next to no time.
  2. (UK, informal) To share in.

Forms of muck in

third-person singular presentmucks in
present participlemucking in
past participlemucked in
pastmucked in

Questions about muck in

What does muck in mean?
Muck in means to join in with work.
What part of speech is muck in?
Muck in is a verb.
What is the past tense of muck in?
The past tense of muck in is mucked in.

Words near muck in in the dictionary

  1. muck about
  2. muck and bullets
  3. muck around
  4. muck flies
  5. muck fly
  6. muck in
  7. muck out
  8. muck spreader
  9. muck spreaders
  10. muck sweat
  11. muck sweats

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