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Definition of Dud
1. Adjective. Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive. "He stepped on a dud mine"
Similar to: Unloaded
2. Noun. Someone who is unsuccessful.
Exact synonyms: Flop, Washout
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Failure, Loser, Nonstarter, Unsuccessful Person
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Failure, Loser, Nonstarter, Unsuccessful Person
3. Noun. An explosion that fails to occur.
4. Noun. An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual. "The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
Definition of Dud
1. Noun. A broken or nonfunctional device that does not perform its intended function, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile. ¹
2. Noun. A lottery ticket that does not give a payout. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) Clothes, now always used in plural form duds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dud
1. a bomb that fails to explode [n -S]