: soft, wet dirt
He tracked mud into the house.
His shoes were covered with mud. = His shoes were caked in/with mud.
The car was stuck in the mud.
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/mud. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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