guck
[ guhk, gook ]
nounInformal.
slime or oozy dirt: the guck in a stagnant pond.
any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance: a can of guck to patch the roof.
Origin of guck
1- Also gook.
Words Nearby guck
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How to use guck in a sentence
The water levels varied with every step, rising from feet to knees to thighs in an instant, then back to shoe-sucking guck.
What Did I Learn from the Swampy Muck of the Florida Trail? That I’m a Kink Hiker. | Patty Hodapp | February 27, 2022 | Outside OnlineYes took good care of the great guck, and the icks, and the three-toed yock.
FreeChildrenStories.com Collection | Daniel ErricoWhen this guck gets out into the air it hardens like cement.
The Native Soil | Alan Edward Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for guck
guck
/ (ɡʌk, ɡʊk) /
noun
slimy matter; gunk
Origin of guck
1C20: perhaps a blend of goo and muck
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