crud (redirected from cruds)

crud  (krd)

n.

1. Slang

a. A coating or an incrustation of filth or refuse.

b. Something loathsome, despicable, or worthless.

c. One who is contemptible or disgusting.

2. A disease or ailment, imaginary or real, especially one affecting the skin.

3. Sports Heavy, sticky snow that is unsuitable for skiing.

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[Middle English crudde, possibly from Old English *cruden, past participle of crdan, to press, drive.]

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crud [krʌd] Slang

n

1. a sticky substance, esp when dirty and encrusted

2. (Engineering / General Engineering) an undesirable residue from a process, esp one inside a nuclear reactor

3. something or someone that is worthless, disgusting, or contemptible

4. (sometimes preceded by the) a disease; rot

interj

an expression of disgust, disappointment, etc.

[earlier form of curd]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crud - heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
	2.	crud - any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant filth, skank waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
	3.	crud - an ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor" disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

Translations

crud [krʌd] N (esp US) → porquería f

crud

n (inf)

(= dirt) → Dreck m (lit, fig)

(pej: = person) → Scheißkerl m (pej)