mud

Wet, sticky, soft earth, as on the banks of a river.

Wet plaster, mortar, or cement.

Slanderous or defamatory charges or comments.

To cover or spatter with or as if with mud.

Moist and soft earth or earthy matter, whether produced by rains on the earthy surface, by ejections from springs and volcanoes, or by sediment from turbid waters; mire.