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Muck vs Amuck - What's the difference?

muck | amuck |

As a noun muck

is slimy mud.

As a verb muck

is to shovel muck.

As an adverb amuck is

in a frantic or frenzied and violent manner; in a confused, jumbled or uncontrolled state.

muck

English

Noun

(-)
  • Slimy mud.
    • The car was covered in muck from the rally race.
    I need to clean the muck off my shirt.
  • Soft or slimy manure.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.
    • What's that green muck on the floor?
  • Anything filthy or vile.
    • (Spenser)
  • (obsolete, derogatory) money
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • the fatal muck we quarrelled for

    Derived terms

    * mucky * where there's muck there's brass

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shovel muck.
    • We need to muck the stable before it gets too thick.
  • To manure with muck.
  • To do a dirty job.
  • (poker, colloquial) To pass (gloss, give one's cards back to the dealer).

    • Derived terms

    * muck about * muck around * muck in * muck out * muck up * mucker * muckraker * mucky * muck spreader * common as muck * where there's muck there's brass ----

    amuck

    English

    Alternative forms

    * amock (very rare) * amok

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a frantic or frenzied and violent manner; in a confused, jumbled or uncontrolled state.