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1 5.1
To cover a surface with soft wet earth to make it smooth
  • verb
  • /mʌd/
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  • And, Fiona, doesn't mud wash off?

Examples

  • Well, we've got some things that are mudding up our fraction.

  • You mud duck!

  • You two girls could mud wrestle for it.

  • Dance, you mud turtles, dance!

  • He did look tired, but he is in a difficult job with real problems and having to mud roll.

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  • Come on, you mud-fucker.

  • Winton and Lori, they like they, they mud together, they they mixed, but you know, and then the boys they good, you know, the sons, they all, they all good.

  • Our tailings mud basically Overtook the pump, And we were pumping Muddyass water up here.

  • The workers began to mud the walls of the house to prepare for the new paint.

  • To add a rustic touch, they decided to mud the exterior of the building with clay.

Synonyms

to smear
vsto mud
63 3.7

To spread a substance over a surface in a messy way

involves intentional coating with earthy material rather than general untidy spreading
to soil
vsto mud
59 4.5

To make something dirty with mud or dirt

is focused on purposeful coating with earthy material for construction or decoration
to plaster
vsto mud
30 3.8

To cover a surface thickly or stick things all over it

uses earthy material specifically for construction or decorative coating rather than general covering
to muddy
vsto mud
5 1.9

Make something dirty with mud or sediment

is specifically about coating with earthy material often for construction or decoration
to muck
vsto mud
3 3.5

To make something dirty with mud

is narrower, stressing deliberate application for construction or decoration
to daub
vsto mud
3 8.1

To cover a surface roughly with a thick sticky substance

is similar but normally implies purposeful use of earthy material for building or decor
to bedraggle
vsto mud
1 9.9

Make someone or something wet and dirty by moving through muddy ground

focuses on deliberate application of earthy material rather than accidental soiling
to mire
vsto mud
1 7.9

To make something dirty by covering it with mud

focuses specifically on using earthy material for building or decoration
to muddy up
vsto mud
1 3.5

To make something dirty with wet dirt, for example shoes or floors

is used more for deliberate coating in building or decorative work
to bedaub
vsto mud
1 9.9

To cover something thickly with a sticky, messy substance

leans toward purposeful coating using earthy material for structural or decorative aims
to mudding
vsto mud
  • Specialized
4.6

To cover something with mud or with a soft wall paste, for example on drywall

is a broader covering action using earthy material for construction or decoration
to muck up
vsto mud
  • Informal
6.7

To make something dirty with mud or dirt

describes deliberate coating for practical or decorative building purposes
to daube
vsto mud
9.9

To smear something roughly with paint, plaster, or another soft wet material

usually involves deliberate application of earthy material for construction or decoration
to skimcoat
vsto mud
  • Specialized
8.6

Cover a surface with a thin layer of plaster to make it smooth

involves thicker or more visible coating with earthy material for building or decoration

Idioms

stick in the mud
  • Offensive
6 8.1

A person who does not like change or try new things

stuck in the mud
  • Informal
3 6.3

Unable to move forward because of a physical problem or other difficulty

name is mud
  • Archaic
2 9.9

People think badly of someone because they did something wrong

stick-in-the-mud
  • Offensive
1 8.3

A person who does not like new things or change

1 8.2

Feeling very happy and content

her name is mud
  • Informal
9.9

Someone people blame or dislike after they do something others do not like

Phrasal Verbs

7 7.9

To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation

To hold and throw someone in mud for fun or sport

Compounds

6 3.5

A treatment that covers you in warm mud to relax or help your skin

4 1.0

A lump of mud shaped like a small cake that children make when playing outside

3 1.0

A small pool of muddy water on the ground after rain

2 4.1

A flat area of mud near the coast that is underwater at high tide and dry at low tide

drilling mud
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A thick liquid used in drilling to cool the drill, remove rock pieces and support the hole

mud fight
  • Informal
1 2.5

People play by throwing or smearing mud at each other

1 2.7

A brick made from wet earth that gets hard and is used to build walls

1 1.1

A mark on something made by wet mud

1 4.8

Made from bricks of mud dried in the sun rather than baked

1 9.1

A fish that lives in muddy water with an unusual look

mud sill
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A wooden beam lying across the base of a wall that rests on the ground or foundation

A wasp that makes a nest from mud and keeps spiders to feed its young

A person who digs ditches or trenches in muddy ground

7.8

A duck that lives and feeds in muddy water

8.5

A low wall made of mud that surrounds and protects an area

mud hen
  • US
7.1

A medium water bird with dark feathers that swims in lakes and ponds

mud monkey
  • Slang
9.7

A child who is very dirty after playing outside

6.8

A small freshwater turtle that lives on the bottom of soft wet rivers and streams

A thing that has mud on it, like boots or a coat after walking in wet ground

A machine like a tractor that clears mud from wet, rough ground

9.9

A water plant that grows in shallow water with grass-like leaves and small yellow star-shaped flowers

9.6

A large salamander with bushy red gills that lives in muddy water

Small drops of mud thrown onto a surface, often by vehicles

How Thick

to encase
34 4.9
to plaster
9 3.4
to mud
1 5.1
to smear
63 3.7
to dab
11 2.8

Surface Forms

mud infinitive
mudded past
mudded past participle
mudding present participle
muds third person singular

Etymology

Mud as a verb comes from the noun mud meaning 'soft wet earth' and simply means 'to cover with mud' or to make something muddy. So when workers 'mud' drywall seams or 'mud' walls, they are spreading a paste like wet earth to cover joins.