Mud
WordNet
noun
(1) Slanderous remarks or charges
(2) Water soaked soil; soft wet earth
verb
(3) Plaster with mud
(4) Soil with mud, muck, or mire
"The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Unattested in Old English; probably cognate with (or perhaps directly borrowed from) Middle Dutch modde, Middle Low German modde, mudde (Low German Mudd).
Noun
- A dirty mixture of water and soil
- A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall
- (construction industry slang) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured
- Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents
- The campaign issues got lost in all the mud from both parties
- Money, doe, especially when proceeding from dirty business
Verb
- To make muddy, dirty
- To make turbid