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mud

/mʌd/

mudnoun

muds

Translations

грязь

The car got stuck in the mud.

Машина застряла в грязи.

ил

The riverbed was covered in mud.

Дно реки было покрыто илом.

Additional translations

глина

болото

Definitions

A soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water.

After the rain, the children enjoyed playing in the mud.

A mixture of water and soil, often used in construction or pottery.

The potter shaped the mud into a beautiful vase.

slanderous or defamatory remarks; malicious gossip.

The tabloids were full of mud about the singer’s private life.

Synonyms

mudverb

mudded

Past Simple

mudded

Past Participle

mudding

Gerund

/mʌd/

Translations

забрызгать грязью

The car drove through the puddle and mudded the sidewalk.

Машина проехала через лужу и забрызгала тротуар грязью.

Additional translations

замарать

заляпать

Definitions

To cover or smear with mud.

The children loved to mud their boots while playing in the puddles.

To make something dirty or unclear, often used metaphorically.

The lobbyists tried to mud the debate with misleading statistics.

Synonyms

muck up

mudadjective

/mʌd/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., ‘mud brick’, ‘mud track’) and occasionally predicatively in fixed expressions.

Definitions

covered with, consisting of, or relating to mud; muddy.

They trudged along a mud track that led to the river.

Synonyms