DUD
Dictionary entry overview: What does dud mean?
• DUD (noun)
The noun DUD has 3 senses:
1. someone who is unsuccessful
2. an explosion that fails to occur
3. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
Familiarity information: DUD used as a noun is uncommon.
• DUD (adjective)
The adjective DUD has 1 sense:
1. failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
Familiarity information: DUD used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DUD (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who is unsuccessful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dud; flop; washout
Hypernyms ("dud" is a kind of...):
failure; loser; nonstarter; unsuccessful person (a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Meaning:
An explosion that fails to occur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
misfire; dud
Hypernyms ("dud" is a kind of...):
breakdown; equipment failure (a cessation of normal operation)
Meaning:
An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
bomb; dud; turkey
Context examples:
the first experiment was a real turkey / the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
Hypernyms ("dud" is a kind of...):
bust; fizzle; flop (a complete failure)
• DUD (adjective)
Meaning:
Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
Context example:
he stepped on a dud mine
Similar:
unloaded ((of weapons) not charged with ammunition)
