"cludge" meaning in English

See cludge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-cludge.ogg [Australia] Forms: cludges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cludge (plural cludges)
  1. (slang, UK dialectal) A toilet. Tags: UK, dialectal, slang Synonyms: cludgie
    Sense id: en-cludge-en-noun-OTAX6p6R Categories (other): British English
  2. Alternative form of kludge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kludge
    Sense id: en-cludge-en-noun-q1~qfy57

Verb

Audio: En-au-cludge.ogg [Australia] Forms: cludges [present, singular, third-person], cludging [participle, present], cludged [participle, past], cludged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cludge (third-person singular simple present cludges, present participle cludging, simple past and past participle cludged)
  1. Alternative form of kludge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kludge
    Sense id: en-cludge-en-verb-q1~qfy57

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cludge meaning in English (2.5kB)

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