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Crud
//kɹʌd// intj, noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Intj
- 1 Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, darn.
"Oh, crud! I'm gonna be late for work!"
Noun
- 1 Dirt, filth or refuse. uncountable
"Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning."
- 2 Acronym of create, read, update, delete, the basic operations of a database management system. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
- 3 an ill-defined bodily ailment wordnet
- 4 Something of poor quality. broadly, figuratively, uncountable
- 5 any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant wordnet
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- 6 A contemptible person. countable
- 7 heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing wordnet
- 8 Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant. countable, uncountable
- 9 A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel. uncountable
- 10 Feces; excrement. euphemistic, uncountable
- 11 Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease. US, slang, uncountable
- 12 A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time. uncountable
- 13 Cottage cheese. Pennsylvania, Western, countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To clog with dirt or debris. transitive
"The covered cardboard boxes held and the packings in the crates suffered no further crudding."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
Etymology 2
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
Etymology 3
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
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