verb
- present participle of crud; to cover or become covered with crud (dirt, filth, or unwanted substance)
Usage: informal; often used in technical or mechanical contexts
Examples
- The engine is crudding up from poor maintenance.
- Stop crudding the floor with your muddy boots.
- Years of neglect left the machinery crudding with buildup.
- The filter is crudding faster than expected.
- Don't go crudding up the kitchen right after I cleaned it.