DUD


Meaning of DUD in English

/dud/ , n.

1. a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.

2. a shell or missile that fails to explode after being fired.

[ 1815-25; special use of dud, sing. of DUDS ]

Syn. 1. fiasco, debacle, fizzle, miscarriage.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .