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muck_about

muck about

English

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
    Stop mucking about and get on with your work!
  2. (intransitive) To do something with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.
    Don't muck about with the video machine, or you might break it.
  3. (intransitive, Britain) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits
    It was only a joke. We were only mucking about.
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