CRUD
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crud¹
- /kɹʌd/
Rhymes with -ʌd
Where it comes from
From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.
noun cruds
- Dirt, filth or refuse. Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.
- Something of poor quality.
- A contemptible person.
- Mixed impurities, especially wear and corrosion products in nuclear reactor coolant.
- A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.
- Feces; excrement.
- Venereal disease, or (by extension) any disease.
- A fast-paced game, loosely based on billiards or pool, with many players participating at the same time.
- Cottage cheese.
verb cruds · crudding · crudded
- To clog with dirt or debris. The covered cardboard boxes held and the packings in the crates suffered no further crudding.
interjection
- Non-vulgar interjection expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; sugar, darn. Oh, crud! I'm gonna be late for work!
CRUD²
- /kɹʌd/
Rhymes with -ʌd
noun
- Acronym of create, read, update, delete, the basic operations of a database management system.create
