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English
Etymology
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
Pronunciation
Noun
crud (countable and uncountable, plural cruds)
- (uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.
2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 30:Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.
- (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.
- Synonym: crap
- (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.
- (Western Pennsylvania) Cottage cheese.
Derived terms
Translations
heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski
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Verb
crud (third-person singular simple present cruds, present participle crudding, simple past and past participle crudded)
- (transitive) To clog with dirt or debris.
2011, Henry Z. Kister, Distillation Troubleshooting, page 203:The covered cardboard boxes held and the packings in the crates suffered no further crudding.
Interjection
crud
- Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, damn.
Anagrams
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin crūdus.
Adjective
crud m (feminine crudã, masculine plural crudz, feminine plural crudi / crude)
- raw, uncooked
- Synonym: nicoptu
- Antonym: coptu
- crude, brutal, cruel
Middle English
Noun
crud
- Alternative form of crudde
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French creu, with the d added back to reflect the Latin crūdus.
Adjective
crud m (feminine singular crude, masculine plural cruds, feminine plural crudes)
- raw; uncooked
- poysson crud ― raw fish
Descendants
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
crud m
- Alternative form of cruth
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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crud
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chrud
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crud pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin crūdus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
crud m or n (feminine singular crudă, masculine plural cruzi, feminine and neuter plural crude)
- raw, uncooked
- Synonym: necopt
- Antonym: copt
- (of fruits) unripe
- Synonym: necopt
- Antonym: copt
- brutal, cruel, barbarous
- Synonyms: brut, crunt, cumplit
Declension
Derived terms
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Welsh
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
Noun
crud m (plural crudau or crudiau)
- cradle, crib
- Synonyms: cawell, cadair
Derived terms
Mutation
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies