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countable and uncountable, plural cruds
(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse. quotations examples
Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.
2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 30
(uncountable, figuratively, by extension) Something of poor quality. examples
(countable) A contemptible person. examples
Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant. examples
(uncountable, skiing, snowboarding) A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel. examples
(uncountable, euphemistic) Feces; excrement. examples
(uncountable, slang, US, military and students) Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.
(uncountable) A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time. examples
(Western Pennsylvania) Cottage cheese. examples
third-person singular simple present cruds, present participle crudding, simple past and past participle crudded
(transitive) To clog with dirt or debris. quotations examples
The covered cardboard boxes held and the packings in the crates suffered no further crudding.
2011, Henry Z. Kister, Distillation Troubleshooting, page 203
Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, damn. examples