dud
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who is unsuccessful
Types & categories
- nonstarter hypernym
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 2 adjective
failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
he stepped on a dud mine
Related & opposite
- unloaded similar to
Sense 3 noun
an explosion that fails to occur
Types & categories
- equipment failure hypernym
Related & opposite
- misfire derivation
Sense 4 noun
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
the first experiment was a real turkey
Types & categories
- bust hypernym
Related & opposite
- flunk derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nonstarter |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unloaded |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | misfire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | equipment failure |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flunk |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | bust |