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- 1. soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water: "ankle deep in mud, we squelched across a meadow"
- 2. information or allegations regarded as damaging or scandalous: "the two sides took over the local media to throw mud at each other"
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noun [ U ] us / mʌd / Add to word list. wet, sticky earth: The car got stuck in the mud. muddy. adjective us / ˈmʌd·i / a muddy road. Idiom. muddy the waters. (Definition of mud from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of mud. mud.
How to use mud in a sentence. a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water; especially : soft wet earth… See the full definition
mud in British English. (mʌd ) noun. 1. 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. 3. See clear as mud.
Mud, cob, adobe, clay, and many other names are historically used synonymously to mean a mixture of subsoil and water possibly with the addition of stones, gravel, straw, lime, and/or bitumen. This material was used a variety of ways to build walls, floors and even roofs.
noun. muds. Wet, soft, sticky earth. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Wet plaster, mortar, or cement. American Heritage. Defamatory remarks; libel or slander. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A computer program, usually running over the Internet, that allows multiple users to participate in virtual-reality role-playing games.
Mud is very wet dirt. On rainy days, you might enjoy putting on your tall rubber boots and squishing around in the mud. When you mix soil with water, you get mud — a soft, almost sticky material. Mud results from a damp environment or a recent rain.
Definition of mud noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire. Informal. scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate. Slang. brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter.
a thick liquid mixture of soil and water, or this mixture after it has dried: He'd been playing football and was covered in mud. Fewer examples. The police found some footprints in the mud. His clothes were covered in filth and mud. His boots were caked in mud. Your coat's trailing in the mud. My trousers were encrusted with mud.
mud. noun. /mʌd/. [uncountable] wet earth that is soft and sticky The car got stuck in the mud. Your boots are covered in mud. mud bricks/huts (= made of dried mud) Thesaurus These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.
