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clod

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What does clod mean?

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Noun

clod - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
  ball, glob, lump, clump, chunk
  agglomeration the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
  clot, coagulum a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
  gob a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
clod - an awkward stupid person
  lout, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk
  clumsy person a person with poor motor coordination
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • clod (Noun)
    A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.
  • clod (Noun)
    A stupid person; a dolt.
  • clod (Verb)
    To pelt with clods.
  • clod (Verb)
    To throw violently; to hurl.
  • clod (Verb)
    To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • clod (n.)
    A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.
  • clod (n.)
    The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
  • clod (n.)
    That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul.
  • clod (n.)
    A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt
  • clod (n.)
    A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef.
  • clod (v.i)
    To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot.
  • clod (v. t.)
    To pelt with clods.
  • clod (v. t.)
    To throw violently; to hurl.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • clod
    A compact mass.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • clod
    klod, n. a thick round mass or lump, that sticks together, esp. of earth or turf: a concreted mass: the ground: the body of man, as formed of clay: a stupid fellow.—v.t. to pelt.—v.i. to throw clods: (Scot.) to throw:—pr.p. clod′ding; pa.p. clod′ded.—adjs. Clod′dish; Clod′dy, abounding in clods: earthy.—n. Clod′hopper, a countryman: a peasant: a dolt.—adj. Clodhop′ping, boorish.—adv. Clod′ly.—ns. Clod′pate, Clod′poll, a stupid fellow.—adj. Clodpat′ed, stupid. [A later form of Clot.]

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  • clod, noun, singular of clods.

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