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crud
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun crud has 3 senses
- crud(n = noun.substance) Array - heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing; Array is a kind of snow
- crud(n = noun.substance) filth, skank - any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant; Array is a kind of waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
- crud(n = noun.state) Array - an ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor" is a kind of disease
OXFORD DICTIONARY
crud, n. sl.
1 a a deposit of unwanted impurities, grease, etc. b a corrosive deposit in a nuclear reactor.
2 an unpleasant person.
3 nonsense.
1 a a deposit of unwanted impurities, grease, etc. b a corrosive deposit in a nuclear reactor.
2 an unpleasant person.
3 nonsense.
Derivative
cruddy adj. (cruddier, cruddiest).
Etymology
var. of CURD
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