muck up vs soil

muck up is not a noun while soil is a noun.

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

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

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

muck up (noun)	soil (noun)
	the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
	material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
	anything regarded as making something unclean
	the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

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