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Definitions for Mud

[1] wet, 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 . scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate.
[3] Slang . brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter.
[4] a mixture of chemicals and other substances pumped into a drilling rig chiefly as a lubricant for the bit and shaft.
[5] to cover, smear, or spatter with mud: to mud the walls of a hut.
[6] to stir up the mud or sediment in: waders mudding the clear water.
[7] to hide in or burrow into mud.
[8] a fine-grained soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc
[9] informal slander or defamation
[10] clear as mud informal not at all clear
[11] drag someone's name in the mud to disgrace or defame someone
[12] here's mud in your eye informal a humorous drinking toast
[13] someone's name is mud informal someone is disgraced
[14] throw mud at or sling mud at informal to slander; vilify
[15] (tr) to soil or cover with mud

Words related to Mud

muck, sludge, slush, silt, clay, mire, slab, ooze

Words nearby Mud

mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, mud bath, mud berth, mud bug, mud crab, mud crack

Origin of Mud

1300–50; Middle English mudde, mode < Middle Low German mudde. Cf. mother2

Other words from Mud

un·mud·ded , adjective

Word origin for Mud

C14: probably from Middle Low German mudde; compare Middle High German mot swamp, mud, Swedish modd slush

Synonyms for Mud

clay, muck, silt, sludge, slush, mire, ooze, slab