Meaning

9 senses
  1. (uncountable)Dirt, filth or refuse.

    га́достьgádostʹ, дряньdrjanʹ, мура́murá

  2. (broadly, figuratively, uncountable)Something of poor quality.

  3. (countable)A contemptible person.

    подо́нокpodónok, мразьmrazʹ, сво́лочьsvóločʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.

  5. (uncountable)A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.

    Sulzschnee

    сля́котьsljákotʹ

    heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing

  6. (euphemistic, uncountable)Feces; excrement.

    Scheiße, Mist

    дерьмо́derʹmó, говно́govnó

  7. (US, slang, uncountable)Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.

  8. (uncountable)A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.

  9. (Pennsylvania, Western, countable, uncountable)Cottage cheese.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tatoeba is filled with crud all over the place.

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  2. I can't eat this crud!

    ruЯ не могу есть эту гадость!

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  3. "I thought you'd give this laughter its due." "This is crud; they're laughing at me!" "You don't say?"

    ru«Я думал, ты оценишь по достоинству этот смех!» — «Это фигня! Они надо мной смеются!» — «Да ладно?»

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
dirt, filth or refuse:
contemptible person:
heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski:
feces:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski:
feces:

Origin

From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened subs

From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.

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Forms

plural: cruds
Singularcrud
Pluralcruds

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant:filthskank

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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