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RUD
Proper noun
Rud (plural Ruds)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rud is the 17481st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1612 individuals. Rud is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.
Anagrams
• DUR, Dur., Urd, dur, urd
Etymology 1
Noun
rud (uncountable)
redness; blush
ruddle; red ochre
Alternative form of rudd (the fish).
Verb
rud (third-person singular simple present ruds, present participle rudding, simple past and past participle rudded)
(intransitive) To become red; redden.
(obsolete, transitive) To make red.
Etymology 2
Verb
rud (third-person singular simple present ruds, present participle rudding, simple past and past participle rudded)
(UK, dialect) To rub; to polish.
Anagrams
• DUR, Dur., Urd, dur, urd
Noun
RUD (plural RUDs)
(engineering, euphemism) Initialism of rapid unplanned disassembly (an explosion or breakup)
Usage notes
(explosion)
This is also formulated in slightly altered forms, as Rapid Unscheduled/Unexpected/Unplanned/Uncontrolled (self-)Dissassembly, with the "U" varying between forms, and "self" occurring in some variants.
Anagrams
• DUR, Dur., Urd, dur, urd
Source: Wiktionary
Rud, n. Etym: [AS. rudu, akin to reƔd red. sq. root113. See Red, and cf. Ruddy.]
1. Redness; blush. [Obs.]
2. Ruddle; red ocher.
3. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The rudd.
Rud, v. t.
Definition: To make red. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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