Definition of dud
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:a bomb or missile that fails to explode
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Examples of dud in a Sentence
The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
She put on her new duds for the party.
Recent Examples of dud from the Web
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Sam Greene How much does a preseason dud by the first team defense mean in the big picture?
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Honestly though, there's not really a dud in the bunch.
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The iShares Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF, an early smart beta bond fund, has amassed $120.5 million since its launch -- a dud by BlackRock standards.
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The T-Wolves haven’t released their new duds yet but one sharp-eyed Reddit user spotted Karl-Anthony Towns wearing them in NBA 2K18.
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How to Spot a Dud Sorting good sperm from bad may have just gotten easier.
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Get dolled up in your best retro duds On Saturday, July 29th Pinup Girl Boutique is celebrating its fifth anniversary by hosting a Pinup Prom at its Burbank store at 3606 W. Magnolia Boulevard.
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The following morning, after the Times reported that Trump Jr. had been offered dirt on Clinton, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway echoed the president’s son’s line about the information being a dud.
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So, this sports entertainer who made his name in San Diego will drive his San Diego Blue car in L.A., wearing the familiar lightning-bolts duds and helmet.
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Origin and Etymology of dud
dud Synonyms
Synonyms
bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washoutAntonyms
blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winnerRelated Words
also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss; botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles; nonevent; nonstarterNear Antonyms
corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenonDefinition of dud
:of little or no worth :valueless
- dud checks
First Known Use of dud
1899
DUD Defined for English Language Learners
dud
adjective
Definition of dud for English Language Learners
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—used to describe something that fails completely or does not work properly
DUD Defined for Kids
Definition of dud for Students
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:a complete failure
- The party was a dud.
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:a bomb or missile that fails to explode
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