Rud (plural Ruds)
A surname.
• 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.
• DUR, Dur., Urd, dur, urd
rud (uncountable)
redness; blush
ruddle; red ochre
Alternative form of rudd (the fish).
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.
rud (third-person singular simple present ruds, present participle rudding, simple past and past participle rudded)
(UK, dialect) To rub; to polish.
• DUR, Dur., Urd, dur, urd
RUD (plural RUDs)
(engineering, euphemism) Initialism of rapid unplanned disassembly (an explosion or breakup)
(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.
• DUR, Dur., Urd, dur, urd
Source: Wiktionary
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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
