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Definition of dud - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- The party was a dud with no guests showing up.
2.
militaryTECH. US bomb or other explosive device that fails to explodeTECH. US
- The bomb squad safely removed the dud from the area.
3.
- The bomb was a dud and didn't explode.
Adjective
1.
- The flashlight was dud and didn't turn on.
2.
inactive explosiveTECH. not charged with an active explosiveTECH.
- The bomb was dud and didn't detonate.
Expressions with dud
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fail to work or succeed as expected
The new product might be a dud if sales stay low.
not real or genuine
This coin is a dud; it is not genuine.
purchase something worthless or defective
I bought a dud when I got that phone.
cheque that cannot be cashed or is worthless
He was embarrassed when the bank returned his dud cheque.
Origin of dud
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Examples of dud in a sentence
His latest invention was a dud and didn't work. The old grenade was a dud and didn't go off. They found a dud among the fireworks. The new phone turned out to be a dud. The fireworks were a dud and disappointed the crowd. The dud battery left the toy lifeless.
His plan was a dud and failed miserably. The artillery shell was a dud and posed no threat. During inspection, the mine was found to be dud.
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- French:flop, nul, ...
- German:Reinfall, defekt, ...
- Italian:fiasco, difettoso, ...
- Spanish:fracaso, inservible, ...
- Portuguese:fiasco, avariado, ...
- Chinese:失败, 坏的, ...
- Japanese:失敗作, 不良品の, ...
- Arabic:فشل, فَاشِل, ...
- Hebrew:כִּישָּׁלוֹן, מְקֻלְקָל, ...
- Russian:провал, нерабочий, ...
- Ukrainian:провал, несправний, ...
- Hindi:फ्लॉप, खराब, ...
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