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muckle

2 syllables
nounadjectiveverb
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As a noun, muckle means a great amount. As a verb, it means latch onto something with the mouth.

Meanings of muckle

6 meanings

noun

  1. chiefly scotlandA great amount.

  2. (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent

    “a batch of letters”

    “a deal of trouble”

    “a lot of money”

    Similar: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful

adjective

  1. archaicoutside northumbriaScotlandLarge, massive.

  2. archaicoutside northumbriaScotlandMuch.

verb

  1. USdialectalTo latch onto something with the mouth.

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. rareTo talk big; to exaggerate.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

muckle around the world

ScotlandLarge, massive.
ScotlandMuch.
USTo latch onto something with the mouth.

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for muckle →
noun: (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplot

Words that rhyme with muckle

chucklebuckleknucklesucklehuckleruckle

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