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mud

  [muhd] noun, verb, mud⋅ded, mud⋅ding.
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–noun
1. wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
2. Informal. scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate.
3. Slang. brewed coffee, esp. when strong or bitter.
4. a mixture of chemicals and other substances pumped into a drilling rig chiefly as a lubricant for the bit and shaft.
–verb (used with object)
5. to cover, smear, or spatter with mud: to mud the walls of a hut.
6. to stir up the mud or sediment in: waders mudding the clear water.
–verb (used without object)
7. to hide in or burrow into mud.
Origin:
1300–50; ME mudde, mode < MLG mudde. Cf. mother 2
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mud   (mŭd)   
n.  

  1. Wet, sticky, soft earth, as on the banks of a river.

  2. Slang Wet plaster, mortar, or cement.

  3. Slanderous or defamatory charges or comments: slinging mud at his opponent.

tr.v.   mud·ded, mud·ding, muds
To cover or spatter with or as if with mud.

[Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch modde.]
MUD   (mŭd)   
n.  A computer program, usually running over the Internet, that allows multiple users to participate in virtual-reality role-playing games.

[m(ulti-)u(ser) d(ungeon), m(ulti-)u(ser) d(imension) and m(ulti-)u(ser) d(omain).]
MUD'der n., MUD'ding n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

mud 
c.1300, cognate with and probably from M.L.G. mudde, M.Du. modde "thick mud," from P.Gmc. *mud- from PIE *meu-/*mu-, found in many words denoting "wet" or "dirty" (cf. Gk. mydos "damp," Pol. mul "slime," Skt. mutra- "urine," Avestan muthra- "excrement, filth"); related to Ger. schmutz "dirt," which also is used for "mud" to avoid dreck, which originally meant "excrement." Replaced native fen (It., Sp. fango, Fr. fange are Gmc. loan-words). Meaning "lowest or worst of anything" is from 1586. As a word for "coffee," it is hobo slang from 1925. To throw or hurl mud "make disgraceful accusations" is from 1762. To say (one's) name is mud and mean "(one) is discredited" is first recorded 1823, from mud in obs. sense of "a stupid twaddling fellow" (1708). Muddy (adj.) first recorded 1526; as a verb meaning "to make muddy," it is from 1601. Big Muddy in ref. to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers is first recorded 1825.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

MUD games
Multi-User Dimension or "Multi-User Domain". Originally "Multi-User Dungeon".
[The Jargon File]
(1995-04-16)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

mud

see clear as mud; name is mud; sling mud at.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MUD

  1. multiuser dimension

  2. multiuser domain

  3. multiuser dungeon

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