clod
To pelt with clodsTo pelt with clods.
» There are earthworms in the clod.
In dem Klumpen sind Regenwürmer. — Waldelfe
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3 senses(transitive)To pelt with clods.
(Scotland, transitive)To throw violently; to hurl.
To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot.
Examples
4 sentencesThere are earthworms in the clod.
deIn dem Klumpen sind Regenwürmer. — Waldelfe
I thought she was a clod at first, but we're happy on our farm now.
Don't throw dirt clods!
"I fear the rain," said the stone. "What would I say, me!" replied the clod of earth.
Origin
From Middle English clod, a late by-form of clot, from Old English clot, from Proto-West GFrom Middle English clod, a late by-form of clot, from Old English clot, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“mass, ball, clump”). Compare clot and cloud; cognate to kloot (“clod”).
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Forms
clods, clodding, clodded, cloddedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.