crud

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɹʌd/ Rhymes: -ʌd === Noun === crud (countable and uncountable, plural cruds) (uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse. (uncountable, figuratively, by extension) Something of poor quality. (countable) A contemptible person. Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant. (uncountable, skiing, snowboarding) A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel. (uncountable, euphemistic) Feces; excrement. Synonym: crap (uncountable, slang, US, military and students) Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease. (uncountable) A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time. (Western Pennsylvania) Cottage cheese. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used instead of crap by certain speakers. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === crud (third-person singular simple present cruds, present participle crudding, simple past and past participle crudded) (transitive) To clog with dirt or debris. ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === crud (minced oath) Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, darn. Synonym: crap === Anagrams === DURC, curd, Curd == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === crudu === Etymology === From Latin crūdus. === Adjective === crud m (feminine crudã, masculine plural crudz, feminine plural crudi / crude) raw, uncooked Synonym: nicoptu Antonym: coptu crude, brutal, cruel == Middle English == === Noun === crud alternative form of crudde == Middle French == === 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) raw; uncooked poysson crud ― raw fish ==== Descendants ==== French: cru == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɾuð/ === Noun === crud m alternative form of cruth === Mutation === == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin crūdus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /krud/ === Adjective === crud m or n (feminine singular crudă, masculine plural cruzi, feminine/neuter plural crude) raw, uncooked Synonym: necopt Antonym: copt (of fruits) unripe Synonym: necopt Antonym: copt brutal, cruel, barbarous Synonyms: brut, crunt, cumplit ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== cruzime ==== Related terms ==== cruditate == Welsh == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /krɨːd/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /kriːd/ Rhymes: -ɨːd Homophone: cryd === Noun === crud m (plural crudau or crudiau) cradle, crib Synonyms: cawell, cadair ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “crud”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies