mud

«mud» in Mova's school dictionary: wet, soft, sticky earth — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (mud, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Mud is wet, soft, sticky earth. tree →

2) Mud can mean things said to make someone look bad, as in "throw mud" (informal). tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, mud is soil mixed with water; when it dries it can harden, which is how mud bricks are made. Some animals, like pigs and hippos, roll in mud to keep cool and protect their skin. In everyday life, take off muddy boots at the door and wash hands after playing in mud. Phrases: covered in mud, stuck in the mud, as clear as mud (not clear at all), mud pie, your name is mud (you are in trouble).

examples

• The football pitch was full of mud. tree →
• The car got stuck in the mud. tree →
• Pigs roll in mud to cool down. tree →
• Take off your muddy boots! tree →
• We made mud pies in the garden. tree →
• Your explanation is as clear as mud. tree →
• Why, there is mud all over his face and paws!’ tree →

note

Uncountable: some mud, not "a mud". Adjective: muddy. Deep mud near rivers, beaches and marshes can trap you; stay on paths. "Stick-in-the-mud" means a person who does not like change.

In the corpora

• Wetlands soak up flood water like giant sponges and let it out slowly, and reed roots trap mud and clean the water.
• Long legs let cranes wade in marshes and tall grass, and a long bill probes the mud for food.
• Pigs wallow in mud to keep cool, because they cannot sweat much, and the mud also protects their skin from sunburn.
• Swallows and house martins build cup nests from mud mixed with spit, and a house martin nest takes about 1,000 mud pellets.
• Mud carried by the great river piles up at its mouth, so this delta builds new land into the sea year after year.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mud» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.