English noun: mud | |||
1. | mud (substance) water soaked soil; soft wet earth | ||
Synonyms | clay | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dirt, soil | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bleaching clay, bleaching earth, mire, mud pie, slop | ||
2. | mud (communication) slanderous remarks or charges | ||
Broader (hypernym) | slander | ||
English verb: mud | |||
1. | mud (contact) soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||
Samples | The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden. | ||
Synonyms | mire, muck, muck up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | ||
2. | mud (contact) plaster with mud | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | daub, plaster | ||
Domain category | masonry | ||