Usually means: Engage in aimless or frivolous activity.
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  1. muck about: Merriam-Webster
  2. muck about: Collins English Dictionary
  3. muck about: Vocabulary.com
  4. muck about: Wiktionary
  5. muck about: Dictionary.com
  6. muck about: Rhymezone
  7. muck about: FreeDictionary.org
  8. muck about: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. muck about: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. muck about: Legal dictionary

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  1. muck about: Encyclopedia

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  1. muck about: Idioms

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  1. muck about: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (muck about)

verb:  (informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
verb:  (informal, intransitive) To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.
verb:  (informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to not treat the situation seriously.

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