cud

kʌd

Definition

Definition of cud - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animalpartially digested food chewed again by ruminants

The cow chewed its cud quietly in the field.

chew

masticate

ruminate

chewing

Rare

wad of something chewable like tobacco

Rare

He tucked a cud of tobacco in his cheek.

lump

plug

wad

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Expressions with cud

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chew the cud

think deeply about something

She sat quietly, chewing the cud on her future plans..

Origin of cud

Old English, cwidu (chewing)

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rumination

animal digestion

process of chewing cud for certain animals

ruminant

animal groups

cud-chewing mammal, typically with four-part belly, sometimes including camels

ruminant

adj.

animal

related to animals that chew cud

Examples of cud in a sentence

Farmers often observe cows chewing cud after feeding.
She chewed the cud thoughtfully while pondering her next move.
The farmer spat out his cud after a long day in the fields.

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French:bol alimentaire, chique, ...
German:Wiederkäuer-Bolus, Kautabak, ...
Italian:bolo alimentare, bolo, ...
Spanish:bolo alimenticio, bolo, ...
Portuguese:bolo alimentar, bolo de tabaco, ...
Chinese:反刍食物, 咀嚼物, ...
Japanese:反芻, タバコの塊, ...
Arabic:اجترار, كتلة ممضوغة, ...
Hebrew:גֵּרָה, גּוּשׁ לְעִיסָה, ...
Russian:жвачка, кусок для жевания, ...
Ukrainian:жуйка, жмут, ...
Hindi:जुगाली, कड, ...
Bengali:জাবর, গাঁট, ...
Catalan:remuc, bola, ...
Czech:přežvyk, sousto, ...
Danish:drøv, klump, ...
Dutch:herkauwsel, prop, ...
Greek:αναμασημένη τροφή μηρυκαστικών, μάτσο, ...
Hungarian:kérődzött falat, rágás, ...
Khmer:អាហារក្រៀម, ដុំថ្នាំជក់សម្រាប់ទំពារ, ...
Korean:되새김질, 씹는 담배, ...
Persian:نشخوار, تکه تنباکو, ...
Polish:przeżuwka, kawałek do żucia, ...
Portuguese (BR):bolo alimentar, bolo de tabaco, ...
Romanian:rumeguș, mănunchi, ...
Swedish:idissel, tobakstugg, ...
Thai:เอื้อง, ก้อนยาสูบ, ...
Turkish:geviş, çiğneme topağı, ...
Vietnamese:thức ăn đã nhai lại, cục nhai, ...

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