RUD

Proper noun

Rud (plural Ruds)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rud is the 17481^st 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

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Rud, n. Etym: [AS. rudu, akin to reád red. sq. root113. See Red, and cf. Ruddy.]

1. Redness; blush. [Obs.]

2. Ruddle; red ocher.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The rudd.

Rud, v. t.

Definition: To make red. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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