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MUD

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MUD  (md)
n.
A computer program, usually running over the Internet, that allows multiple users to participate in virtual-reality role-playing games.

[m(ulti-)u(ser) d(ungeon), m(ulti-)u(ser) d(imension) and m(ulti-)u(ser) d(omain).]

MUDder n.
MUDding n.

mud  (md)
n.
1. Wet, sticky, soft earth, as on the banks of a river.
2. Slang Wet plaster, mortar, or cement.
3. Slanderous or defamatory charges or comments: slinging mud at his opponent.
tr.v. mud·ded, mud·ding, muds
To cover or spatter with or as if with mud.

[Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch modde.]

mud [mʌd]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a fine-grained soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc.
2. Informal slander or defamation
clear as mud Informal not at all clear
drag (someone's) name in the mud to disgrace or defame (someone)
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)
here's mud in your eye Informal a humorous drinking toast
(someone's) name is mud Informal (someone) is disgraced
throw (or sling) mud at Informal to slander; vilify
vb muds, mudding, mudded
(tr) to soil or cover with mud
[probably from Middle Low German mudde; compare Middle High German mot swamp, mud, Swedish modd slush]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.MUDmud - water soaked soil; soft wet earth    
bleaching clay, bleaching earth - an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
mud pie - a mass of mud that a child has molded into the shape of pie
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
mire, slop - deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop"
2.mud - slanderous remarks or charges
slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
Verb1.mud - soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
2.mud - plaster with mud
masonry - the craft of a mason
daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"

mud
noun dirt, clay, ooze, silt, sludge, mire, slime, slob (Irish), gloop (informal) Their lorry got stuck in the mud.
Translations
mud [mʌd]
A. Nbarro m, lodo m
to stick in the mud [cart] → quedarse atascado en el barro; [ship] → embarrancar
(here's) mud in your eye! (toast) → ¡salud y pesetas!
to drag sb's name through the mudensuciar el nombre de algn
his name is mudtiene muy mala fama
to sling or throw mud at sbvilipendiar or insultar a algn, poner a algn como un trapo or por los suelos
B. CPD mud bank Nbanco m de lodo
mud bath Nbaño m de lodo
mud flap Ncortina f
mud hut Nchoza f de barro
mud pack Nmascarilla f de barro
mud pie Nbola f de barro
mud wall Ntapia f
mud wrestling N espectáculo de lucha sobre un cuadrilátero de barro

mud [ˈmʌd] nboue f
to get stuck in mud → s'embourber

mud
n
Schlamm m; (on roads etc) → Matsch m; (here’s) mud in your eye! (dated)zum Wohl!, prösterchen! (hum)
(fig) his name is mud (inf)er ist unten durch (inf); to drag somebody/somebody’s name or reputation through the mudjdn/jds guten Namen in den Schmutz zerren or ziehen; to throw or sling mudim Schmutz or Dreck (inf)wühlen; to throw or sling mud at somebodyjdn mit Schmutz bewerfen; to throw or sling mud at somethingetw in den Dreck (inf)or Schmutz ziehen; some of the mud has stuck/is bound to sticketwas ist hängen geblieben/bleibt immer hängen; mud sticksetwas bleibt immer hängen

mud:
mud bath
nSchlammbad nt; (Med) → Moorbad nt
mud-coloured
adjschmutzig grau

mud:
mudflap
n (Aut etc) → Schmutzfänger m
mud flat
nWatt(enmeer) nt no pl
mudguard
n (Brit) (on cycles) → Schutzblech nt; (on cars) → Kotflügel m
mud hut
nLehmhütte f
mudpack
mud pie
nKuchen m (aus Sand, Erde etc)
mudslinger
nDreckschleuder f (inf)
mudslinging
nSchlechtmacherei f; all that mud before every electiondiese gegenseitige Verunglimpfung vor jeder Wahl; we’ve had enough mudes ist genug im Schmutz or Dreck (inf)gewühlt worden
adj a mud election campaignein Wahlkampf, der darin besteht, sich gegenseitig mit Schmutz zu bewerfen; the election turned into a mud matchdie Wahlen arteten zur reinsten Schlammschlacht aus
mud wrestling
nSchlammringen nt

mud [mʌd] n
a.fango
b. (fig) his name is mudnon è molto ben visto
to sling mud at sb → gettar fango addosso a qn

mud [mʌd] n
a.fango
b. (fig) his name is mudnon è molto ben visto
to sling mud at sb → gettar fango addosso a qn

mud
n mud [mad]
wet soft earth. modder وَحْل кал bláto mudder der Schlamm λάσπη barro, lodo pori گل الود کردن muta boue בוֹץ कीचड़ blato sár lumpur for, leðja fango 진흙 purvas, dumblas dubļi; dūņas lumpur modder gjørme, søle błoto lama noroi грязь; слякоть blato blato blato gyttja, dy, lera โคลน çamur 泥漿 твань, мул گیلی مٹی ، کیچڑ bùn
adj muddy
covered with or containing mud muddy boots/water. modderig موحِل кален zablácený, blátivý, bahnitý mudret schlammig λάσπη fangoso, lleno de barro porine گل الود mutainen boueux בּוצִי कीचड़ भरा, कीचड़दार blatan sáros berlumpur óhreinn, skítugur, forugur fangoso, infangato; torbido 泥だらけの 진흙투성이의 purvinas, drumzlinas dubļains berlumpur modderig gjørmet, skitten, (til)sølet, grumset zabłocony enlameado noroios; plin de noroi запачканный;грязный zablatený; bahnitý blaten blatnjav gyttjig, dyig, lerig เลอะโคลน çamurlu 泥濘的 брудний; каламутний مٹیالا có bùn 泞的
v
to make muddy You've muddied the floor! bemodder يُوَسِّخ، يوحِل изцапвам с кал zablátit, zkalit mudre verschmutzen λασπώνω ensuciar de barro, llenar de barro poriseks tegema گلى کردن liata salir לְלַכֵלך בְּבּוֹץ कीचड़ लगाकर गंदा करना zablatiti besároz mengotori óhreinka infangare 泥でよごす …을 진흙투성이로 만들다 (iš)purvinti piedubļot; nošķiest ar dubļiem mengotorkan bemodderen søle til, gjøre grumset zabłocić enlamear a murdări (cu noroi) испачкать zablatiť; skaliť umazati uprljati blatom smutsa ner ทำให้เปื้อนโคลน çamurlatmak 把...弄臟 забруднити مٹی سے گندہ کرنا lvấy bùn ...
n mudflat
(often in plural) an area of muddy seaside land which is covered with water at high tide. modderbank مِنْطَقَة جانِب الشّاطئ مُغطّاة بِالماء عِند المَد والجَزر тинесто пространство břeh zanášený přílivem mudderbanke das Watt λασπότοπος pantano padumeri ساحل rantalieju banc de boue אֲדָמָה בּוֹצִית कीचड़दार भूमि blatna obala iszapos lapály pantai berlumpur leirur (area litorale paludosa) 干潟 개펄 dumblėtas krantas dubļaina krastmala pantai berlumpur wad mudderbanke błotnisty brzeg pantanal limbă de pământ noroios вязкое дно breh zaplavovaný prílivom blatna obala ravna plavljena obala gyttjig strandremsa หาดใต้ทะเล gelgit sırasında çamur biriken alan 泥灘 смуга осушення دریا کے اترنے پر رہ جانے والی ریت یا گیلی مٹی bãi đất lầy thoai thoải
n mudguard
a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards. modderflap, modderskerm واقي الدولاب من الوَحْل калник blatník skærm das Schmutzblech, der Kotflügel φτερό αυτοκινήτου guardabarros porilaud گلگير lokasuoja garde-boue מָגֵן בּוֹץ पंक रोक, कीचड़ रकाने वाला blatobran sárhányó, -védő pelindung lumpur aurhlíf parafango 泥除け (자동차 따위의) 흙받이 sparnas dubļusargs madgad spatbord skvettlapp; skjerm błotnik para-lama aripă крыло blatník blatnik blatobran stänkskärm บังโคลนรถ çamurluk (車子的)擋泥板 щит від грязі بائیسکل یا موٹر سائیکل کے پہئے کے گرد روک پوشش cái chắn bùn)挡
n mudskipper
a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food. klimvis سَمَك نَطّاط على الصُّخور скоклива риба hlaváč mudderskipper der Schlammspringer είδος μικρού ψαριού perioftalmo, saltarín del fango mudahüpik نوعی ماهی liejuryömijä gobie marcheur סוּג דג कीचड़ उठाने वाला latimerija kúszógéb ikan gelodok fisktegund (tipo di pesciolino) とびはぜ (어류) 말뚝망둥어 grundalas ikan belacak grondel peixe guvid илистый прыгун hlaváč skakač vrsta ribe slam-krypare ปลาตัวเล็กที่พบในชายฝั่งน้ำตื้น มีความสามารถกระโดดและไต่โขดหินเตี้ย ๆ เพื่อหาอาหาร bataklık balığı 彈塗魚, 跳跳魚 мулистий стрибун گوبی مچھلی کی ایک قسم cá thu đao ,

MUD طين bláto mudder Schlamm λάσπη barro muta boue blato fango 진흙 modder søle błoto lama грязь lera โคลน çamur bùn 泥泞


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Looking on the bridge he saw equally uniform living waves of soldiers, shoulder straps, covered shakos, knapsacks, bayonets, long muskets, and, under the shakos, faces with broad cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and listless tired expressions, and feet that moved through the sticky mud that covered the planks of the bridge.
Jerry, left alone in the mist and darkness, dismounted meanwhile, not only to ease his spent horse, but to wipe the mud from his face, and shake the wet out of his hat-brim, which might be capable of holding about half a gallon.
This kind of masonry was continued for some time, repeated supplies of wood and mud being brought, and treated in the same manner.
 
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