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clyde

1

[klahyd]

noun

Slang.
  1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  a stupid, inept, or boorish person.

  2. the brain or mind.



Clyde

2

[klahyd]

noun

  1. a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.

  2. Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in SW Scotland. 64 miles (103 km) long.

  3. a male given name: a Scottish family name, after the Clyde River.

Clyde

/ klaɪd /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)

  2. a river in S Scotland, rising in South Lanarkshire and flowing northwest to the Firth of Clyde: formerly extensive shipyards. Length: 170 km (106 miles)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Clyde1

Probably generic use of the personal name
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Example Sentences

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But to the boys trained by Clyde Alexander, it was sacred ground.

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The play, which premiered on Broadway in 2023 in a Manhattan Theatre Club production at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, is as raucously entertaining as Lynn Nottage’s sandwich shop comedy “Clyde’s” — and just as sneakily weighty.

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A specialist welding facility to support shipbuilding, planned for a site beside the River Clyde, looks set to go ahead after the UK government confirmed £2.5m of extra funding.

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Workers' rights, economic stability and helping to secure a £10bn shipbuilding order for the Clyde were among the achievements he highlighted.

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He said Labour needed to be more confident at telling the story of its achievements, including the recent announcement of deal to build frigates on the Clyde for the Norwegian navy.

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