Crud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing

any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌd/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈʌd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈʌd/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌd/.

Examples

he said he had the crud and needed a doctor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skank filth

Parts of Speech

noun	heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
noun	any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
noun	an ill-defined bodily ailment “he said he had the crud and needed a doctor”

Word Forms

skanky

adjective

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grob

starker nasser Schnee, der zum Skifahren ungeeignet ist

🇫🇷French

crudité

neige abondante et mouillée, impropre au ski

🇪🇸Spanish

basura

nieve intensa y húmeda que no es apta para esquiar

🇮🇹Italian

crudo

neve pesante e bagnata, inadatta allo sci

🇳🇱Dutch

grof

zware natte sneeuw die niet geschikt is om te skiën

🇵🇹Portuguese

grosseiro

neve pesada e molhada que é inadequada para esquiar

🇷🇺Russian

грязь

сильный мокрый снег, непригодный для катания на лыжах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रूड

भारी गीली बर्फ जो स्कीइंग के लिए अनुपयुक्त है

🇮🇳Tamil

கசடு

பனிச்சறுக்குக்கு பொருந்தாத கடுமையான ஈரமான பனி

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూడ్

స్కీయింగ్‌కు తగని భారీ తడి మంచు

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રુડ

ભારે ભીનો બરફ જે સ્કીઇંગ માટે અયોગ્ય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಚ್ಚಾ

ಸ್ಕೀಯಿಂಗ್‌ಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದ ಭಾರೀ ಆರ್ದ್ರ ಹಿಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂഡ്

സ്കീയിംഗിന് അനുയോജ്യമല്ലാത്ത കനത്ത നനഞ്ഞ മഞ്ഞ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਚਾ

ਭਾਰੀ ਗਿੱਲੀ ਬਰਫ਼ ਜੋ ਸਕੀਇੰਗ ਲਈ ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کچا

بھاری گیلی برف جو سکینگ کے لیے موزوں نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗品

不适合滑雪的大湿雪

🇯🇵Japanese

くず

スキーには適さない湿った重い雪

🇰🇷Korean

찌꺼기

스키를 타기에 적합하지 않은 폭우가 내리는 눈

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô tục

tuyết ướt dày đặc không thích hợp để trượt tuyết

🇹🇭Thai

โหดร้าย

หิมะเปียกหนักที่ไม่เหมาะสำหรับการเล่นสกี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

salju basah lebat yang tidak cocok untuk bermain ski

🇲🇾Malay

mentah

salji basah lebat yang tidak sesuai untuk bermain ski

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخام

ثلوج كثيفة ورطبة وغير مناسبة للتزلج

🇮🇷Persian

خام

برف مرطوب سنگین که برای اسکی مناسب نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

rezil

kayak yapmaya uygun olmayan yoğun ıslak kar

🇮🇱Hebrew

גס

שלג רטוב כבד שאינו מתאים לסקי

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