mud

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mʌd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mud)

Inflections of 'mud' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
muds
v 3rd person singular
mudding
v pres p
mudded
v past
mudded
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mud /mʌd/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Geologywet, soft dirt:He slipped in the mud.
  2. Informal Termsscandalous or false and harmful claims or information:His campaign team began slinging mud at his opponent.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mud  (mud),USA pronunciation n., v., mud•ded, mud•ding. 
n. 
  1. Geologywet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river;
    mire.
  2. Informal Termsscandalous or malicious assertions or information:The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate.
  3. Slang Termsbrewed coffee, esp. when strong or bitter.
  4. Mininga mixture of chemicals and other substances pumped into a drilling rig chiefly as a lubricant for the bit and shaft.

v.t. 
  1. to cover, smear, or spatter with mud:to mud the walls of a hut.
  2. to stir up the mud or sediment in:waders mudding the clear water.

v.i. 
  1. to hide in or burrow into mud.
  • Middle Low German mudde. Cf. mother2
  • Middle English mudde, mode 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mud /mʌd/ n
  1. a fine-grained soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc
  2. informal slander or defamation
  3. clear as mud ⇒ informal not at all clear
  4. here's mud in your eye ⇒ informal a humorous drinking toast
  5. someone's name is mud ⇒ informal someone is disgraced
  6. throw mud at, sling mud at ⇒ informal to slander; vilify
 vb (muds, mudding, mudded)
  1. (transitive) to soil or cover with mud
Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Middle Low German mudde; compare Middle High German mot swamp, mud, Swedish modd slush
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'mud' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alluvium - bar - bedraggle - bedraggled - bemire - burbot - clay - daub - dirt - eel - fen - flat - flounder - gaiter - gangway - lair - mire - mudbath - mud crab - muddy - mudguard - mudlark - mud map - mud turtle - ooze - oozy - paddle - pan - patrol - ragworm - rascal - rock - sea milkwort - silt - slide - slime - slob - slop - slosh - slough - sludge - solfatara - spatter - spatterdash - splatter - squab - squish - stall - stick-in-the-mud - acorn worm
Collocations: the [runner, hiker, player] slipped in the mud, the [wheels, tires] were slipping in the mud, the [car, van] tire got [stuck, trapped] in the mud, more...

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