Difference between Muck and Manure

Muck

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Slimy mud. Soft or slimy manure.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shovel muck. To do a dirty job. To make an error or do a bad job.

Manure

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, pigs and chickens.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).

Example sentence: I don't know if it's just my age or the climate or the high altitude or some of those old-cowboy values rubbing off on me, but I've grown slightly mellower living in Wyoming. I think if you ride into the West on a high horse, you pretty soon end up in a pile of manure.