dejection vs muck

dejection and muck both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dejection	Yes	No	No	No
muck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, muck is a hyponym of dejection; that is, muck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dejection:

Other hyponyms of dejection include dog do, dog shit, dog turd, doggy do, crap, dirt, poop, shit, shite, turd, droppings, dung, meconium, melaena, melena.

dejection (noun)	muck (noun)
a state of melancholy depression	any thick, viscous matter
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels	fecal matter of animals

dejection (verb)	muck (verb)
	remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
	soil with mud, muck, or mire
	spread manure, as for fertilization