Main Entry: ¹mud

Pronunciation: \ˈməd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German

Date: 14th century

1 : a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water; especially : soft wet earth
2 : abusive and malicious remarks or charges <political campaigners slinging mud at each other>
3 : anathema 1b —usually used in the phrase one's name is mud
4 : a mixture of water, clay, and chemicals used in oil-well drilling and having various functions (as lubrication and cooling of the bit and flushing of rock particles to the surface)