crud
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6.3
- noun
- /krʌd/
- Informal
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- The mechanics had to scrape off the thick layer of crud from the engine.
- clean the crud
- piece of crud
- covered in crud
Examples
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Zachary's old-fashioned pique shirt was smeared with dust and crud.
Fiction book (1991) -
I can get some water, wipe off that crud.
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"What is this crud and where did it come from?"
Blog text (3) -
Time to wash the crud off you.
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Further time was required to get all the crud off the chips.
Blog text (22) -
I have seen some disgusting crud in my time but you take the cake.
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Tell the cook we don't like this crud.
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There's a bunch of crud on the lens.
Blog text (28) -
There was still a pile of worm crud on the dock from the ones he'd left there after the last time.
Fiction book (1999) -
I need to clean the crud that collects on the kitchen counter after cooking.
Synonyms
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1.0
Substance that makes things unclean
54
3.7
A wet dirty substance like mud or animal waste
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2.0
Dirt and disgusting things that make a place very dirty
15
2.3
Dirt and soot that make a surface look dirty
9
7.5
Something that damages a person's good name
4
9.9
A very smelly thing like rotten food or waste
Dirty mess or rubbish that makes a place unpleasant
Antonyms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crud likely began as a slang word for sticky dirt and gunk. It is like crude in the sense of being rough or dirty, so crud means a foul, unpleasant substance.