mud

[ muhd ]

/ mʌd /

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noun

wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.

Informal. scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate.

Slang. brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter.

a mixture of chemicals and other substances pumped into a drilling rig chiefly as a lubricant for the bit and shaft.

verb (used with object), mud·ded, mud·ding.

to cover, smear, or spatter with mud: to mud the walls of a hut.

to stir up the mud or sediment in: waders mudding the clear water.

verb (used without object), mud·ded, mud·ding.

to hide in or burrow into mud.

Origin of mud

1300–50; Middle English mudde, mode<Middle Low German mudde.Cf. mother²

OTHER WORDS FROM mud

un·mud·ded, adjective

Words nearby mud

mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, Mudanjiang, mud bath, mud berth, mud bug, mudcap

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for mud

Gas bubbles rise through puddles of mud, producing goopy popping sounds.
Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs|Jack J. Lee|September 24, 2020|Science News
That included the mud shack in northeastern South Africa where 4-year-old Ntando Kubheka lived.
An Insurance Solution for the World’s Poorest|Daniel Malloy|September 21, 2020|Ozy
Allbirds figures that sticking with its best advantage—its good-for-the-planet sheen—represents its best chance of not getting left in the mud.
Allbirds is stepping up for the planet—by treading lightly on it|sheilamarikar|September 21, 2020|Fortune
Geysers of oil, rock and mud have shot skyward 100 feet, and slopes have collapsed under smoking waterfalls of crude and wastewater.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica

She splashed around in the water, dressed in her conservative Friday best, her grandchildren squealing and throwing mud at one another.
Palestinians Are Breaking Lockdown to Go to the Beach|Fiona Zublin|September 18, 2020|Ozy
He scrambled outside to find a 25-foot-wide crater just beyond the mud wall surrounding his family compound.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Knee deep in mud, sweat mixing with rain, they forced the Land Rover through the jungle.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sheets of torrential rains pouring down over the Land Rover sent its four wheels plunging into the mud.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a dim backroom of a mud hut in Save, 82-year-old Teresa Nyirabutunda sits propped upright in bed by her daughter, Francine.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone|Nina Strochlic|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The young boy who had fashioned the mud toy grinned at all the attention he was receiving.
Creating Consequences for South Sudan’s Political Elite|Justine Fleischner|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Bishop of Tronyem over the ankles in the sodden, trodden pasture—sticking in the mud of Sulitelma!
Feats on the Fiord|Harriet Martineau
The surface is porous; the cells are distant and arranged irregularly, and seem as if composed of sand cemented with mud.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
It had walls of slippery clay and a corduroyed bottom, but the corduroy was hidden beneath the mud left by thousands of feet.
Italy at War and the Allies in the West|E. Alexander Powell
Carefully he examined the footprints written in the bed of mud he had prepared.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine
When the first Earth ship finally landed there, all they found was a great quantity of mud.
The Native Soil|Alan Edward Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for mud

mud

/ (mʌd) /

noun

a fine-grained soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc

informal slander or defamation

clear as mud informal not at all clear

drag someone's name in the mud to disgrace or defame someone

here's mud in your eye informal a humorous drinking toast

someone's name is mud informal someone is disgraced

throw mud at or sling mud at informal to slander; vilify

verb muds, mudding or mudded

(tr) to soil or cover with mud

Word Origin for mud

C14: probably from Middle Low German mudde; compare Middle High German mot swamp, mud, Swedish modd slush

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with mud

mud

see clear as mud; name is mud; sling mud at.

单词	mud
释义	mud [ muhd ] / mʌd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mud ON THESAURUS.COM noun wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire. Informal. scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate. Slang. brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter. a mixture of chemicals and other substances pumped into a drilling rig chiefly as a lubricant for the bit and shaft. verb (used with object), mud·ded, mud·ding. to cover, smear, or spatter with mud: to mud the walls of a hut. to stir up the mud or sediment in: waders mudding the clear water. verb (used without object), mud·ded, mud·ding. to hide in or burrow into mud. Origin of mud 1300–50; Middle English mudde, mode<Middle Low German mudde.Cf. mother² OTHER WORDS FROM mud un·mud·ded, adjective Words nearby mud mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, Mudanjiang, mud bath, mud berth, mud bug, mudcap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mud Gas bubbles rise through puddles of mud, producing goopy popping sounds. Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs\|Jack J. Lee\|September 24, 2020\|Science News That included the mud shack in northeastern South Africa where 4-year-old Ntando Kubheka lived. An Insurance Solution for the World’s Poorest\|Daniel Malloy\|September 21, 2020\|Ozy Allbirds figures that sticking with its best advantage—its good-for-the-planet sheen—represents its best chance of not getting left in the mud. Allbirds is stepping up for the planet—by treading lightly on it\|sheilamarikar\|September 21, 2020\|Fortune Geysers of oil, rock and mud have shot skyward 100 feet, and slopes have collapsed under smoking waterfalls of crude and wastewater. Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.\|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica\|September 18, 2020\|ProPublica She splashed around in the water, dressed in her conservative Friday best, her grandchildren squealing and throwing mud at one another. Palestinians Are Breaking Lockdown to Go to the Beach\|Fiona Zublin\|September 18, 2020\|Ozy He scrambled outside to find a 25-foot-wide crater just beyond the mud wall surrounding his family compound. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan\|Umar Farooq\|December 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Knee deep in mud, sweat mixing with rain, they forced the Land Rover through the jungle. The Original Ebola Hunter\|Abby Haglage\|September 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Sheets of torrential rains pouring down over the Land Rover sent its four wheels plunging into the mud. The Original Ebola Hunter\|Abby Haglage\|September 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In a dim backroom of a mud hut in Save, 82-year-old Teresa Nyirabutunda sits propped upright in bed by her daughter, Francine. After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone\|Nina Strochlic\|August 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The young boy who had fashioned the mud toy grinned at all the attention he was receiving. Creating Consequences for South Sudan’s Political Elite\|Justine Fleischner\|July 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Bishop of Tronyem over the ankles in the sodden, trodden pasture—sticking in the mud of Sulitelma! Feats on the Fiord\|Harriet Martineau The surface is porous; the cells are distant and arranged irregularly, and seem as if composed of sand cemented with mud. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold It had walls of slippery clay and a corduroyed bottom, but the corduroy was hidden beneath the mud left by thousands of feet. Italy at War and the Allies in the West\|E. Alexander Powell Carefully he examined the footprints written in the bed of mud he had prepared. Oh, You Tex!\|William Macleod Raine When the first Earth ship finally landed there, all they found was a great quantity of mud. The Native Soil\|Alan Edward Nourse British Dictionary definitions for mud mud / (mʌd) / noun a fine-grained soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc informal slander or defamation clear as mud informal not at all clear drag someone's name in the mud to disgrace or defame someone here's mud in your eye informal a humorous drinking toast someone's name is mud informal someone is disgraced throw mud at or sling mud at informal to slander; vilify verb muds, mudding or mudded (tr) to soil or cover with mud Word Origin for mud C14: probably from Middle Low German mudde; compare Middle High German mot swamp, mud, Swedish modd slush Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with mud mud see clear as mud; name is mud; sling mud at. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to mud muck, sludge, slush, silt, clay, mire, slab, ooze
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mud

noun

verb (used with object), mud·ded, mud·ding.

verb (used without object), mud·ded, mud·ding.

Origin of mud

OTHER WORDS FROM mud

Words nearby mud

Example sentences from the Web for mud

British Dictionary definitions for mud

noun

verb muds, mudding or mudded

Word Origin for mud

Idioms and Phrases with mud

Words related to mud