1
as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
you must have stepped in something, because there's crud all over your shoe
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2
as in bastard
slang
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
I don't care how hip that clothing store is, their employees behave like absolute cruds
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Recent Examples of crud
Vinegar, while technically more of an acid than a solvent, helps clear away mineral, inorganic crud.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
This entry’s crud, on the other hand, is piled digitally in an INBOX.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Too much crud on the vents can also affect the performance of your air fryer.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2025
Robinson is a bit of a projection but Hall put up big stats for a crud team last year.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
This entry’s crud, on the other hand, is piled digitally in an INBOX.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Too much crud on the vents can also affect the performance of your air fryer.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2025
Robinson is a bit of a projection but Hall put up big stats for a crud team last year.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crud
Noun
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Together Skelly and O’Steen buried Grimes, whom police would find covered by blankets, tarps and dirt, the defendant told the jury.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vacuum to remove any remaining dirt that may be trapped in the rug’s fibers.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The study recommends strategic test areas of algicide and treatments to sequester nutrients after large-scale mechanical clearing of the muck.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Passing through clear plastic tubes, muck was sliced into disks like hockey pucks.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Check out its jerk chicken roll filled with carrots, cabbage, onions, cheese and jerk mayo; or try the jerk chicken wings and sides of rice and peas, plantains and cabbage.—
Loán Lake,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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No one says, 'This guy's a jerk, that guy is that,' or anything like that.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The timing and intensity of peak foliage vary from year to year, depending on several factors, such as drought conditions, rainfall, temperature, soil content, and the types of trees, as well as cloud cover.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But cutting down forests to plant coffee and other crops releases carbon that was stored in trees and soil into the atmosphere.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Robotic dogs and militant imagery stand in for violence and human invention turned destructive.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In Toledo, a misread contributed to a Black man being mauled by a police K-9 dog after a traffic stop.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the onset of the rainy season has exacerbated already deplorable conditions, transforming dust into thick sludge, flooding fragile shelters, and bringing swarms of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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The standard provided improved protection for modern gasoline engines, including requirements for Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI), timing chain wear, and better piston deposit and sludge control.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nothing sends chills down your spine like evil clowns, undead monsters and a filthy car.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Drop the filters into the soapy water and soak them for 15-30 minutes to easily lift and loosen grease and gunk.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The album only passingly cares about the signature dance-pop gunk of its 2010s and ’20s peers and forebears and doesn’t (like songs by Gomez, Addison Rae, and others) spend much time exploring Lana Del Rey as a subgenre.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Crud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crud. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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