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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And in 2020, new international rules aimed at reducing the crud spewing from ship smokestacks — specifically, sulfur emissions from burning fuel — took effect.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
And where the bottom part of it meets the top, there’s a giant seam that loves to collect crud.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2024
Step one is to get any earwax or other crud, like dust and dirt, off your buds.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 27 July 2023
This will often dissolve the crud that’s causing the slow draining.
—Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
And where the bottom part of it meets the top, there’s a giant seam that loves to collect crud.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2024
Step one is to get any earwax or other crud, like dust and dirt, off your buds.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 27 July 2023
This will often dissolve the crud that’s causing the slow draining.
—Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
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“Crud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crud. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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