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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crud

/kɹʌd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
crud
IPA
/kɹʌd/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dirt, filth or refuse.

Uncountable

noun

Something of poor quality.

Uncountable

noun

A contemptible person.

Countable

noun

Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.

Uncountable

noun

Feces; excrement.

Uncountable

noun

Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.

American usage; Slang; Uncountable

noun

A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: crud, crūdan

Usage

Inflected Forms

cruds (plural) cruds (present, singular) crudding (participle, present) crudded (participle, past) crudded (past)

Derived Forms

bullcrud crudball cruddy crudscape crudware crudzine cybercrud

Phrases

con crud creeping crud holy crud

Frequently Paired Words

CUD

Synonyms

crap filth skank

Rhymes With

blood flood mud bud stud judd hud rudd dud thud budd spud

Questions

How do you pronounce crud?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹʌd/.
What does crud mean?
Dirt, filth or refuse.
Where does crud come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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