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dud

(dŭd)

1. A bomb, shell, or explosive round that fails to detonate.

2. Informal One that is disappointingly ineffective or unsuccessful.

3. duds Informal

a. Clothing.

b. Personal belongings.

[Middle English dudde, a cloak.]

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dud

(dʌd)

1. a person or thing that proves ineffectual or a failure

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a shell, etc, that fails to explode

3. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) old-fashioned clothes or other personal belongings

adj

failing in its purpose or function: a dud cheque.

[C15 (in the sense: an article of clothing, a thing, used disparagingly): of unknown origin]

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dud

(dʌd)

n.

1. a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.

2. a shell or missile that fails to explode after being fired.

[1895–1900; compare earlier dud contemptible person, appar. singular of duds]

dud

Explosive munition which has not been armed as intended or which has failed to explode after being armed. See also absolute dud; dwarf dud; flare dud; nuclear dud.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	dud - someone who is unsuccessful flop, washout colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech nonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
	2.	dud - an explosion that fails to occur misfire equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
	3.	dud - 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" bomb, turkey bust, fizzle, flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
Adj.	1.	dud - failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine" unloaded - (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; "many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded"

dud

(Informal)

adjective

1. faulty, broken, failed, damaged, bust (informal), not working, useless, flawed, impaired, duff (Brit. informal), worthless, defective, imperfect, malfunctioning, out of order, unsound, not functioning, valueless, on the blink, inoperative, kaput (informal) He replaced a dud valve.

2. fake, false, forged, sham, counterfeit, pinchbeck, phoney or phony (informal) He used a dud cheque to pay the bill.

noun

1. imitation, copy, reproduction, hoax, forgery, phoney or phony (informal) The mine was a dud.

2. failure, flop (informal), washout (informal), clinker (slang, chiefly U.S.), clunker (informal) He's been a dud from day one.

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dud

noun

1. Informal. One that fails completely:

bust, failure, fiasco, loser, washout.

Informal: flop, lemon.

Slang: bomb.

2. Informal. Articles worn to cover the body.Used in plural:

apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, dress, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment.

Informal: tog (used in plural).

Slang: thread (used in plural).

Translations

بِلا قيمَه، لا فائِده مِنْهلا يَعْمَل، لا فائِدَه مِنْه

zmetekzmetkový

defektmandagsprodukt

Blindgänger Blüte wertlos

rebut

ócska holmiócskaság

ónÿtur, gagnslausónÿtur, gagnslaus hlutur

bomba inesplosa denaro falso fiasco proiettile inesploso

netikęsniekam tikęs daiktas

nederīgsnekam nederīga lieta

blindgjenger fiasko mandags-ubrukelig umulig

холостой

nepodarenýnepodarok

işe yaramazşey

不中用的废物无用的无用的物或人

dud

[dʌd]

A. ADJ

1. (= useless) [cheque] → sin fondos; [merchandise] → invendible; (= not working) [machine etc] → estropeado; [shell, bomb] → que no estalla

2. (= false) [coin, note] → falso

B. N (= thing) → filfa f; (= person) → desastre m, inútil mf; (= coin) → moneda f falsa; (= shell) → obús m que no estalla

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dud

[ˈdʌd]

(= shell) → obus m non éclaté

(= failure) → raté(e) m/f

(= counterfeit) → faux m

adj

[cheque] → sans provision

[note, coin] → faux(fausse)

(= non-functioning) → qui ne marche pas

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dud

(inf)

adj

(= useless) → nutzlos; (= worthless) person → unfähig; company → völlig unrentabel; script → mies (inf); dud mine/shell/bomb/bullet → Blindgänger m; dud equipment/batteries → Geräte/Batterien, die nichts taugen; a dud scheme → ein totaler Reinfall

(= counterfeit) note, coin, antique → gefälscht; cheque, loan → ungedeckt; a dud note (Brit) or bill (US) → eine Blüte (inf); dud £10 notes (Brit) → falsche or gefälschte 10-Pfund-Scheine

n (= bomb, shell, grenade) → Blindgänger m; (= coin) → Fälschung f; (= note) → Blüte f (inf); (= person) → Niete f (inf), → Versager(in) m(f); this watch/battery is a dud → diese Uhr/Batterie taugt nichts

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dud

[dʌd] (fam)

1. adj (shell, bomb) → inesploso/a; (not working, machine) → inservibile; (false, coin, note) → fasullo/a; (cheque) → a vuoto

2. n to be a dud (object, tool) → non servire a un bel niente, non funzionare; (person) → essere una nullità; (shell) → fare cilecca

dud

(dad) noun

something which is useless, does not work etc. This light-bulb is a dud.

adjective

useless or not working. a dud battery.

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"Dud ye send word tull the wife?" had been his greeting to the clerk.

"But dud they say a word tull me for the fufteen pounds I saved tull them?

"What dud he do ot Voloparaiso but land sux hundred fathom o' chain cable an' take never a receipt from the lighter-mon.

"'But ye dud smash thot lighter, dudn't ye?' says he.

"'Uf we dud,' says I, 'ut's no your buzz'ness tull be tellun' the pilot--though, mind ye, I'm no admuttun' there was ony lighter.'

Your lighter never hod no ridun' light, nor dud I look for ony lighter wuthout lights tull show ut.'

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"Say, Mag," he said, "put on yer bes' duds Friday night an' I'll take yehs teh deh show.

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The duds are a little mixed in style, but I reckon they're clean and whole, and a man might face a lady in 'em.

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The king's duds was all black, and he did look real swell and starchy.

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"Tell me, Dorothy," he said; "do all the men here wear duds like these?"

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But Miss Betsey here must have altered more than a privateer in disguise, since she has got on her woman’s duds, if she will take offence with an old fellow for the small matter of lighting a few candles.”

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We shall have it in a private room, but you may as well dress if you've got the duds."