Definition of dud

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  • dud is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • dud is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • dud is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of dud

  • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual (noun)

    Examples

    1. the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned

    Synonyms

    1. bomb
    2. turkey
  • an explosion that fails to occur (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. misfire
  • someone who is unsuccessful (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. flop
    2. washout
  • failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he stepped on a dud mine

See definition of dud in Merriam Webster