C1adjectivescienceenvironment
US/kruːd/
UK/kruːd/
in a natural state and not yet treated; also simple and not made with much skill
In context
Crude oil is pumped from under the seabed and sent to refineries.
Early humans made crude tools from stone and bone.
The map was crude, but it showed us the way to the waterfall.
Words that go with crude
adjective + noun
- crude oilThe price of crude oil rose sharply last month.
- crude toolsArchaeologists found crude tools in a cave in Thanh Hoa.
- crude estimateA crude estimate suggests that a million trees were lost.
- crude drawingHe made a crude drawing of the house on a napkin.
- crude methodVillagers used a crude method to filter water through sand.