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DUD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
Example:
the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dud" is a kind of...):
bust; fizzle; flop (a complete failure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An explosion that fails to occur
Synonyms:
dud; misfire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("dud" is a kind of...):
breakdown; equipment failure (a cessation of normal operation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who is unsuccessful
Synonyms:
dud; flop; washout
Classified under:
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)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
Example:
he stepped on a dud mine
Classified under:
Similar:
unloaded ((of weapons) not charged with ammunition)
