Collocations for mud - noun
ADJECTIVE
deep
thick
soft, sticky, wet
dried, dry
footprints left in the hard dried mud
thick
soft, sticky, wet
dried, dry
footprints left in the hard dried mud
black,
brown,
red
VERB + mud
be caked in,
be caked with,
be covered with
Her boots were caked in mud.
Her boots were caked in mud.
get/become bogged down in (esp. BrE),
get stuck in
Several cars got bogged down in the mud.
Several cars got bogged down in the mud.
turn (sth) into,
turn (sth) to
The cars had turned the road into mud.
The cars had turned the road into mud.
wallow in
pigs wallowing in the mud
pigs wallowing in the mud
spatter (sb/sth with)
mud + VERB
ooze
Wet mud oozed up between their toes.
Wet mud oozed up between their toes.
crack
The mud in the dried-up river bed had cracked.
The mud in the dried-up river bed had cracked.
mud + NOUN
brick,
floor,
house,
hut,
wall
flats
puddle
hole, pit
slide
Flash floods and mud slides struck three coastal towns.
flats
puddle
hole, pit
slide
Flash floods and mud slides struck three coastal towns.
fight,
wrestling
bath
pie
The kids were in the yard making mud pies.
bath
pie
The kids were in the yard making mud pies.
PREPOSITION
in the mud
She fell in the mud.
She fell in the mud.
through the mud
We squelched through the mud.
We squelched through the mud.