clod

• Substantiv, das einen Erdklumpen oder Lehmklumpen bezeichnet, oder im übertragenen Sinn einen ungeschickten, dummen oder beschränkten Menschen.

A noun referring to a lump of earth or clay, or figuratively to a clumsy, foolish, or dull-witted person.

1. Compact massB2formal

   A lump or chunk of earth, clay, or other material.

   Klumpen

   • The farmer broke up the clods of soil with a hoe.
   • A clod of mud stuck to his boot.
   • She threw a clod of dirt at the fence.

   Synonymechunkclumpdollopgobbethunklumpmasswad

2. Awkward or stupid personB2informal

   An informal term for someone who is clumsy, dull, or lacking intelligence.

   Ungeschickter oder dummer Mensch

   • Don't be such a clod; pay attention to what you're doing.
   • He felt like a clod after tripping over his own feet.
   • She called him a clod for forgetting the meeting.

   Synonymeblockheadboorclodhopperdoltdullardloutlummoxoaf

   Antonymegeniusintellect