mud

noun

/mʌd/

[uncountable]Idioms

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wet earth that is soft and sticky
- The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
- Your boots are covered in mud.
- Heavy rain caused thick, deep mud on the site.
- mud bricks/huts (= made of dried mud)
- nests made of mud or clay
Synonyms soil
soil
- mud
- dust
- clay
- land
- earth
- dirt
- ground
These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.
- soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow:
  Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
- mud wet soil that is soft and sticky:
  The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
- dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc:
  A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
- clay a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks:
  The tiles are made of clay.
- land an area of ground, especially of a particular type:
  an area of rich, fertile land
- earth the substance that plants grow in Earth is often used about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening: She put some earth into the pot.
- dirt (especially North American English) soil, especially loose soil:
  Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
- ground an area of soil:
  The car got stuck in the muddy ground.
  They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
  Ground is not used for loose soil: a handful of dry ground
Patterns
- good/rich soil/land/earth
- fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
- to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
- to cultivate the soil/land/ground
Extra Examples
- Her boots were caked in mud.
- Several cars got bogged down in the mud.
- She fell in the mud.
- The cars had churned the lane into mud.
- The mud in the dried-up river bed had cracked.
- We squelched through the mud.
- Wet mud oozed up between their toes.
- footprints left in the hard dried mud
- pigs wallowing in the mud
- They live in mud huts with grass roofs.
Topics Geographyb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- thick
- soft
- …
verb + mud
- be caked in
- be caked with
- be covered with
- …
mud + verb
- ooze
- crack
mud + noun
- brick
- floor
- house
- …
preposition
- in the mud
- through the mud
phrases
- a layer of mud
- a sea of mud
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Middle Low German mudde.

Idioms

(as) clear as mud

(informal, humorous) not clear at all; not easy to understand
- Oh well, that's all as clear as mud, then.

drag somebody through the 'mud/'dirt | drag somebody's name through the 'mud/'dirt

(informal) to criticize or say bad things about somebody in public, in a way that is unfair
- The paper has dragged his name through the mud.
- They feel their agency has been dragged through the mud by the press.
- Football's good name is being dragged through the dirt.

fling, sling, etc. mud (at somebody)

to criticize somebody or accuse somebody of bad things in order to damage their reputation, especially in politics see also mud-slinging

mud sticks

(saying) people remember and believe the bad things they hear about other people, even if they are later shown to be false

somebody’s name is mud

(informal, usually humorous) used to say that somebody is not liked or popular because of something they have done
- Your name’s mud around here at the moment!
- If you tell our secret your name will be mud round here.

单词	mud
释义	mud noun /mʌd/ /mʌd/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results wet earth that is soft and sticky The car wheels got stuck in the mud. Your boots are covered in mud. Heavy rain caused thick, deep mud on the site. mud bricks/huts (= made of dried mud) nests made of mud or clay Synonyms soilsoil mud dust clay land earth dirt ground These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow. soil the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: Plant the seedlings in damp soil. mud wet soil that is soft and sticky: The car wheels got stuck in the mud. dust a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc: A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off. clay a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks: The tiles are made of clay. land an area of ground, especially of a particular type: an area of rich, fertile land earth the substance that plants grow in Earth is often used about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening: She put some earth into the pot. dirt (especially North American English) soil, especially loose soil: Pack the dirt firmly around the plants. ground an area of soil: The car got stuck in the muddy ground. They drove across miles of rough, stony ground. Ground is not used for loose soil: a handful of dry ground Patterns good/rich soil/land/earth fertile/infertile soil/land/ground to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground to cultivate the soil/land/ground Extra Examples Her boots were caked in mud. Several cars got bogged down in the mud. She fell in the mud. The cars had churned the lane into mud. The mud in the dried-up river bed had cracked. We squelched through the mud. Wet mud oozed up between their toes. footprints left in the hard dried mud pigs wallowing in the mud They live in mud huts with grass roofs. Topics Geographyb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep thick soft … verb + mud be caked in be caked with be covered with … mud + verb ooze crack mud + noun brick floor house … preposition in the mud through the mud phrases a layer of mud a sea of mud See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Middle Low German mudde. Idioms (as) clear as mud (informal, humorous) not clear at all; not easy to understand Oh well, that's all as clear as mud, then. drag somebody through the 'mud/'dirt \| drag somebody's name through the 'mud/'dirt (informal) to criticize or say bad things about somebody in public, in a way that is unfair The paper has dragged his name through the mud. They feel their agency has been dragged through the mud by the press. Football's good name is being dragged through the dirt. fling, sling, etc. mud (at somebody) to criticize somebody or accuse somebody of bad things in order to damage their reputation, especially in politics see also mud-slinging mud sticks (saying) people remember and believe the bad things they hear about other people, even if they are later shown to be false somebody’s name is mud (informal, usually humorous) used to say that somebody is not liked or popular because of something they have done Your name’s mud around here at the moment! If you tell our secret your name will be mud round here. see also mudflat MUD noun /mʌd/ /mʌd/ (computing) jump to other results a computer game played over the internet by several players at the same time (the abbreviation for ‘multi-user dungeon’ or ‘multi-user dimension’) Topics Games and toysc2 Word Origin1980s: from multi-user dungeon or multi-user dimension.
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