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crud

noun
/kɹʌd/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from crūdan — “to press”
  2. inherited from crud

Definitions

  1. Dirt, filth or refuse.

    • Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.

  2. Something of poor quality.

  3. A contemptible person.

  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.

    2. A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.

    3. Feces

      Feces; excrement.

    4. Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.

    5. A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at…

      A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.

    6. Cottage cheese.

    7. To clog with dirt or debris.

      • The covered cardboard boxes held and the packings in the crates suffered no further crudding.

    8. Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.

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

      • Oh, crud! I'm gonna be late for work!
      • Aw, crud! I have to start all over again!

    9. Acronym of create, read, update, delete, the basic operations of a database management…

      Acronym of create, read, update, delete, the basic operations of a database management system.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crud. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA