CRUD

crud

(noun) an ill-defined bodily ailment; “he said he had the crud and needed a doctor”

filth, crud, skank

(noun) any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

crud

(noun) heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crud (countable and uncountable, plural cruds)

(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.

(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.

Interjection

crud

Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, damn.

Anagrams

• Curd, curd

Noun

CRUD (uncountable)

(database, programming) Acronym of create, read, update, delete: the basic operations of a database management system.

Anagrams

• Curd, curd

Source: Wiktionary


Crud (krd), n.

Definition: See Curd. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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