Meaning & Definition of Dud in English
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Dud
/dəd/
noun
1. Someone who is unsuccessful
synonym:
- flop,
- dud,
- washout
2. An explosion that fails to occur
synonym:
- misfire,
- dud
3. An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- "The first experiment was a real turkey"
- "The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
synonym:
- turkey,
- bomb,
- dud
adjective
1. Failing to detonate
- Especially not charged with an active explosive
- "He stepped on a dud mine"
synonym:
- dud