# muck about

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
2. To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.
3. To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.
4. To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/muck-about