mud
[ muhd ]
/ mʌd /
noun
verb (used with object), mud·ded, mud·ding.
to cover, smear, or spatter with mud: to mud the walls of a hut.
to stir up the mud or sediment in: waders mudding the clear water.
verb (used without object), mud·ded, mud·ding.
to hide in or burrow into mud.
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British Dictionary definitions for mud
mud
/ (mʌd) /
noun
verb muds, mudding or mudded
(tr) to soil or cover with mud
Word Origin for mud
C14: probably from Middle Low German mudde; compare Middle High German mot swamp, mud, Swedish modd slush
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Idioms and Phrases with mud
mud
see clear as mud; name is mud; sling mud at.
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