Crud
noun
A dirty, grimy, distasteful substance.
He wiped the crud off his shoes before entering the house
Often appears as...
- wipe off crud
- remove crud
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A term used to describe something of poor quality or an undesirable person.
That game was crud
Often appears as...
- that's crud
- what a crud
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
Acronym for Create, Read, Update, Delete - basic functions of a database system or persistent storage.
The new system supports the full CRUD operations
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A term used to describe an illness or unhealthy physical condition.
He's caught the crud that's been going around
Often appears as...
- caught the crud
- hit with crud
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A dirty, grimy, distasteful substance.
He wiped the crud off his shoes before entering the house
Often appears as...
- wipe off crud
- remove crud
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A term used to describe something of poor quality or an undesirable person.
That game was crud
Often appears as...
- that's crud
- what a crud
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
Acronym for Create, Read, Update, Delete - basic functions of a database system or persistent storage.
The new system supports the full CRUD operations
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A term used to describe an illness or unhealthy physical condition.
He's caught the crud that's been going around
Often appears as...
- caught the crud
- hit with crud
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
The word 'crud' implies something unpleasant and should be used when expressing dislike.
The old storage room was full of crud.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Usage
'Crud' is casual language and not suitable for formal writing or speeches.
I need to clean the crud from under the couch.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
The word 'crud' implies something unpleasant and should be used when expressing dislike.
The old storage room was full of crud.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Usage
'Crud' is casual language and not suitable for formal writing or speeches.
I need to clean the crud from under the couch.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
The word 'crud' implies something unpleasant and should be used when expressing dislike.
The old storage room was full of crud.
Pro Tip 2/2Informal Usage
'Crud' is casual language and not suitable for formal writing or speeches.
I need to clean the crud from under the couch.
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Video examples
How to Clean with...
on it that it will actually knock all the black crud smoke off of it if you don't do this and you put your cookware away you'll have black said over all your clothes all your things and your cook box this is a real simple efficient way and work on about any kind of
Video examples
Robert Neuwirth: The...
to a higher level of design. The crud in the front is mattress stuffing, and you see that all over Turkey. People dry out or air out their mattress stuffing on their roofs. But the green building, on behind, you can see that the top floor is not occupied,
Video examples
How to Clean with...
on it that it will actually knock all the black crud smoke off of it if you don't do this and you put your cookware away you'll have black said over all your clothes all your things and your cook box this is a real simple efficient way and work on about any kind of
Video examples
Robert Neuwirth: The...
to a higher level of design. The crud in the front is mattress stuffing, and you see that all over Turkey. People dry out or air out their mattress stuffing on their roofs. But the green building, on behind, you can see that the top floor is not occupied,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Glenn Danzig
American Musician
All that pop that you see on the radio? It's just the worst crud I've ever heard in my life. It's designed to make money, and that's about it.
Quote examples
Glenn Danzig
American Musician
All that pop that you see on the radio? It's just the worst crud I've ever heard in my life. It's designed to make money, and that's about it.
Example 1 of 1
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