muck up vs dirty

dirty vs muck up

muck up is not an adjective while dirty is an adjective.

muck up and dirty both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muck up	No	No	Yes	No
dirty	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, dirty is a hypernym of muck up; that is, dirty is a word with a broader meaning than muck up:

muck up: soil with mud, muck, or mire
dirty: make soiled, filthy, or dirty

Other hypernyms of muck up include begrime, bemire, colly, grime, soil.

muck up (adjective)	dirty (adjective)
	soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
	(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
	spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
	unethical or dishonest
	expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
	obtained illegally or by improper means
	(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
	(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
	vile; despicable
	contaminated with infecting organisms
	unpleasantly stormy
	violating accepted standards or rules

muck up (verb)	dirty (verb)
soil with mud, muck, or mire	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between muck up and dirty

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