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BNC: 33070 COCA: 16646

dud

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 dud /ˈdʌd/ noun
plural duds
1 dud
/ˈdʌd/
noun
plural duds
Learner's definition of DUD
[count] : something that does not do what it is supposed to do : something that is a complete failure不中用的东西;彻底失败的事
duds [plural] informal : clothes衣服
2 dud /ˈdʌd/ adjective
2 dud
/ˈdʌd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DUD
always used before a noun
used to describe something that fails completely or does not work properly不中用的;出故障的
BNC: 33070 COCA: 16646

dud

1 of 2

noun

1
duds plural
a
b
: personal belongings
2
a
: one that is ineffectual
also : failure
a box-office dud
b
: misfit
3
: a bomb or missile that fails to explode

dud

2 of 2

adjective

: of little or no worth : valueless
dud checks

Example Sentences

Noun The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew. She put on her new duds for the party.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The iPhone 7 was a dud, but almost every subsequent iPhone did a better job of capturing detail and brightening the scene. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 What was billed as a showdown between Alabama’s Harry Gilmer and Texas’ Bobby Layne — who had finished 5-6 in the Heisman Trophy voting — proved to be a dud as Layne’s Longhorns won easily in New Orleans. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 Gene Stallings’ Alabama coaching debut was a dud, as the Crimson Tide turned the ball over four times and suffered a number of key injuries in losing a three-point game at Legion Field. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 That’s typically a sign that stubborn investors are unwilling to give up on a once-market star that’s turned into a dud. Michael Foster, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 Finau and Pendrith started Sunday tied after a third round that seemed like match play, and a potential Detroit duel turned into a dud. Larry Lage, oregonlive, 31 July 2022 But the movie was a commercial dud, grossing just $13 million domestically. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 What looked like the assembly of a super team destined to win a championship turned into a dud that won one playoff series and disintegrated amid injuries, vaccine refusal and frustration. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022 If the tau Herculid shower turns out to be a dud, fear not, there are several other opportunities to witness meteor showers this year. Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English dudde

First Known Use

Noun

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dud was in 1567
BNC: 33070 COCA: 16646

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