mud

• Существительное, обозначающее мягкую, влажную землю или почву, часто образующуюся при смешивании воды с грязью.

A noun referring to soft, wet earth or soil, often resulting from water mixing with dirt.

uncountable

1. Wet soilA1formal

   Soft, wet earth or dirt, often found after rain or near water.

   Грязь

   • The children played in the mud after the rain.
   • His boots were covered in thick mud.
   • The car got stuck in the mud on the dirt road.

   Synonymsmiremuckoozesludgeslush

   Antonymsrocksolidstone

2. Slander or negative informationB2informal

   Damaging or unpleasant information about someone, often used in a metaphorical sense.

   Клевета

   • The politician's opponents tried to throw mud at him during the campaign.
   • The tabloid loves to drag people's names through the mud.
   • She refused to sling mud at her former colleague.

   Synonymsaspersioncalumnydefamationdirtlibelobloquyslandersmearvituperation