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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. someone who is unsuccessful;
[syn: flop, dud, washout]

2. an explosion that fails to occur;
[syn: misfire, dud]

3. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual;
- Example: "the first experiment was a real turkey"
- Example: "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
[syn: turkey, bomb, dud]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive;
- Example: "he stepped on a dud mine"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dud
    adj 1: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an
           active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
    n 1: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: flop, dud, washout]
    2: an explosion that fails to occur [syn: misfire, dud]
    3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the
       first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud
       as far as new business was concerned" [syn: turkey, bomb,
       dud]