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 | ||