'dud' definitions:
Definition of 'dud'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
noun
noun
An explosion that fails to occur [syn: misfire, dud]
noun
Synonyms of 'dud'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abortion,
- abortive attempt,
- also-ran,
- aspirant,
- baby kisser,
- bankrupt,
- blank cartridge,
- bogy,
- bomb,
- bugaboo,
- bugbear,
- bust,
- candidate,
- castrato,
- cipher,
- cry of wolf,
- dark horse,
- defeated candidate,
- dummy,
- eunuch,
- failure,
- false alarm,
- favorite son,
- flop,
- gelding,
- hollow man,
- hopeful,
- impotent,
- incompetent,
- invalid,
- jackstraw,
- lame duck,
- lay figure,
- lemon,
- loser,
- man of straw,
- merry chase,
- miscarriage,
- miscarrying,
- misfire,
- nebbish,
- nobody,
- nonentity,
- nothing,
- nullity,
- office seeker,
- political hopeful,
- presidential timber,
- puppet,
- pushover,
- running mate,
- stalking-horse,
- thing of naught,
- trifle,
- vain attempt,
- washout,
- weakling,
- wet squib,
- wild-goose chase,
- zero