Crud

//kɹʌd// intj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, darn.

    "Oh, crud! I'm gonna be late for work!"

Noun
  1. 1
    Dirt, filth or refuse. uncountable

    "Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning."

  2. 2
    Acronym of create, read, update, delete, the basic operations of a database management system. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
  3. 3
    an ill-defined bodily ailment wordnet
  4. 4
    Something of poor quality. broadly, figuratively, uncountable
  5. 5
    any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant wordnet
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  1. 6
    A contemptible person. countable
  2. 7
    heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing wordnet
  3. 8
    Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel. uncountable
  5. 10
    Feces; excrement. euphemistic, uncountable
  6. 11
    Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease. US, slang, uncountable
  7. 12
    A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time. uncountable
  8. 13
    Cottage cheese. Pennsylvania, Western, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 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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