mud

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 Breton 2.1 Adjective 3 Dutch 3.1 Alternative forms 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

Unattested in Old English; probably cognate with (or perhaps directly borrowed from) Middle Dutch modde, Middle Low German modde, mudde (Low German Mudd).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭd, IPA: /mʌd/, SAMPA: /mVd/
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  Rhymes: -ʌd

[edit] Noun

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mud (countable and uncountable; plural muds)

1. A dirty mixture of water and soil
2. A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall
3. (construction industry slang) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured
4. (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents

   The campaign issues got lost in all the mud from both parties

5. (slang) Money, doe, especially when proceeding from dirty business

[edit] Derived terms

• muddily
• muddy
• mud dauber
• mudguard
• mud puppy
• mudsill
• mudslinger
• mudstone
• mud turtle

[edit] Related terms

• muddle

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[edit] Verb

to mud (third-person singular simple present muds, present participle muding, simple past and past participle muded)

1. (transitive) To make muddy, dirty
2. (transitive) To make turbid

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mud

1. mute

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[edit] Alternative forms

• mudde

[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Latin modius 'bushel'

[edit] Noun

mud n. (plural mudden, diminutive mudje or muddeken, diminutive plural mudjes or muddekens)

1. An old measure of volume, varying in content over time and regions; nowadays usually 1 hectoliter

   Een mud is zo'n 70 kilo aardappelen

   One mud is about 70 kg potatoes

2. A wooden container having such content; again used as measure for bulk wares sold in it, such as cereals
3. A land measure, presumably supposedly the area sown which that much seed
4. A small measure for liquids, about 1 deciliter

[edit] Derived terms

• mudderecht n.
• mudszak m.
• korenmud n.