Crud
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹʌd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crud is a noun meaning (uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.
Meaning
(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, figuratively, by extension) Something of poor quality.
- (countable) A contemptible person.
- Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.
- (uncountable, skiing, snowboarding) A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.
- (uncountable, euphemistic) Feces; excrement.
- (uncountable, slang, US, military and students) Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.
- (uncountable) A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.
Example Sentences
Oh, crud! I'm gonna be late for work!
Aw, crud! I have to start all over again!
Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.
The covered cardboard boxes held and the packings in the crates suffered no further crudding.
Word Forms
- cruds
- crudding
- crudded
Synonyms for crud
Depending on context, synonyms include crap.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include filth, darn, dang, damn, dammit, heck.
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