crud

Etymology

From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹʌd/
• Rhymes: -ʌd

Noun

crud (countable and uncountable, plural cruds)

1. Dirt, filth or refuse.
2. (figuratively, by extension) Something of poor quality.
3. Mixed impurities, especially corrosion products in nuclear reactor fuel.
4. A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski.
5. (euphemistic) Feces; excrement.
6. A contemptible person.
7. (slang, US, military and students) venereal disease, or (later) any disease.
8. A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.

Interjection

crud

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

Anagrams

• Curd, curd

Alternative forms

• crudu

Etymology

From Latin crūdus.

Adjective

crud m (feminine crudã, masculine plural crudz, feminine plural crudi / crude)

1. raw, uncooked
2. crude, brutal, cruel

Etymology

From Old French creu, with the d added back to reflect the Latin crūdus.

Adjective

crud m (feminine singular crude, masculine plural cruds, feminine plural crudes)

1. raw; uncooked

   poysson crud

   raw fish

Etymology

From Latin crūdus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krud/

Adjective

crud m, n (feminine singular crudă, masculine plural cruzi, feminine and neuter plural crude)

1. raw, uncooked
2. (of fruits) unripe
3. brutal, cruel, barbarous