English Explanatory Dictionary

rud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. redness; blush
  2. ruddle; red ochre
verb
  1. To become red; redden.
  2. To make red.
noun
  1. Alternative form of rudd (“fish”).
noun
  1. (engineering, euphemistic) Synonym of rapid unplanned disassembly: An unexpected explosion or breakup.
verb
  1. To produce a RUD.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɹʌd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rud.wav

Word forms

rud ruds rudding rudded

Etymology

From Middle English rudden, ruden, from Old English rudian (“to be ruddy”) (compare rudu (“redness”)), from Proto-Germanic *rudāną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti, from *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”); cognate with Old Cornish rud and Old Irish rúad). (Compare red).

Related words

ruddy

Derived words

ruddock Rud syndrome
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