mud has definitions from the field of geology
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[ noun ] (geology) water soaked soil; soft wet earth

Synonyms

clay

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

He spoke_of the season of dryness and dust , brought by the monsoon from the northeast , in_harmony with the season of rain and mud , brought by the monsoon from the southwest .

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

The street was unpaved and rose steeply toward the center ; it was mud in wet weather and dust , ankle-deep , in dry , and could be crossed only at the corner where there were stepping_stones .

The hoofmarks of cattle and the prints of bare feet in the mud or in the dust were as numerous as the traces of shod horses .

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

Elena , you 'll get mud all_over your dress '' !

They tracked mud on the oaken floor , on the carpet .

Related terms

soil mud_pie bleaching_clay

2
[ verb ] soil with mud, muck, or mire

Synonyms

muck muck_up mire

Examples

"The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"

Related terms

dirty

3
[ verb ] plaster with mud

Related terms

plaster masonry

4
[ noun ] slanderous remarks or charges

Related terms

slander

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