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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of clyde¹

Probably generic use of the personal name

Example Sentences

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it had "undertaken to action the recommendations identified in the SAER" including updating its neonatal guidance.

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A swift passing move gave Bradley Clyde space to run.

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Clyde, having been replaced under the blood bin rule that allowed a temporary substitute for an injured player, came back on 10 minutes later and tried to continue.

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Falls of Clyde was the first in a series of eight iron-hulled ships built in the late 19th Century by the Port Glasgow shipbuilder Russell & Co.

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Friends of Falls of Clyde, a group of supporters in Hawaii, described it as "a day that will go down in infamy".

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