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Definition of to crude in English English dictionary: Any substance in its natural state; Immature or unripe; Crude oil; {s} raw; unrefined; rude; {a} raw, unripe, undigested, chill; Lacking tact or taste; Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made; Crude substances are in a natural or unrefined state, and have not yet been used in manufacturing processes. 8.5 million tonnes of crude steel. = raw refined; not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry; Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner; Lacking concealing elements; Inner planar slang for a Prime; Petroleum in its natural state as it emerges from a well (Bates & Jackson 1987); Being in an unanalyzed form; not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics" belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry; A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way. Standard measurements of blood pressure are an important but crude way of assessing the risk of heart disease or strokes = rough + crudely crude·ly The donors can be split -- a little crudely -- into two groups; Being in a natural state; A short name for raw or unrefined petroleum Crude oil; In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh; not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil"; Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature; devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"; a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons; Unrefined petroleum; not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"; conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"; If you describe an object that someone has made as crude, you mean that it has been made in a very simple way or from very simple parts. crude wooden boxes. + crudely crude·ly a crudely carved wooden form; not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"; belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"; Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature; Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art; Crude is the same as crude oil. .crude 'oil oil that is in its natural condition, as it comes out of an oil well, before it is made more pure or separated into different products; disapproval If you describe someone as crude, you disapprove of them because they speak or behave in a rude, offensive, or unsophisticated way. Nev! Must you be quite so crude? crude language. = coarse + crudely crude·ly He hated it when she spoke so crudely; Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment; Is a term used when a series of impurities (inorganic salts) have been extracted from the crude oil, such as calcium chloride a term used when a series of impurities (inorganic salts) have been extracted from the crude oil, suchalcium chloride, manganese and sodium; See crude oil