4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Puddle  \Pud"dle\,  v.  i. 
  To  make  a  dirty  stir.  [Obs.]  --R.  Junius. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Puddle  \Pud"dle\,  n.  [OE.  podel;  cf  LG  pudel,  Ir  &  Gael.  plod 
  pool.] 
  1.  A  small  quantity  of  dirty  standing  water;  a  muddy  plash;  a 
  small  pool.  --Spenser. 
 
  2.  Clay,  or  a  mixture  of  clay  and  sand,  kneaded  or  worked 
  when  wet,  to  render  it  impervious  to  water. 
 
  {Puddle  poet},  a  low  or  worthless  poet.  [R.]  --Fuller. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Puddle  \Pud"dle\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Puddled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Puddling}.] 
  1.  To  make  foul  or  muddy;  to  pollute  with  dirt;  to  mix  dirt 
  with  (water). 
 
  Some  unhatched  practice  .  .  .  Hath  puddled  his  clear 
  spirit.  --Shak. 
 
  2. 
  a  To  make  dense  or  close  as  clay  or  loam,  by  working 
  when  wet,  so  as  to  render  impervious  to  water. 
  b  To  make  impervious  to  liquids  by  means  of  puddle;  to 
  apply  puddle  to 
 
  3.  To  subject  to  the  process  of  puddling,  as  iron,  so  as  to 
  convert  it  from  the  condition  of  cast  iron  to  that  of 
  wrought  iron.  --Ure. 
 
  {Puddled  steel},  steel  made  directly  from  cast  iron  by  a 
  modification  of  the  puddling  process. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  puddle 
  n  1:  a  mixture  of  wet  clay  and  sand  that  can  be  used  to  line  a 
  pond  and  that  is  impervious  to  water  when  dry 
  2:  a  small  body  of  standing  water  (rainwater)  or  other  liquid; 
  "there  were  puddles  of  muddy  water  in  the  road  after  the 
  rain";  "the  body  lay  in  a  pool  of  blood"  [syn:  {pool}] 
  3:  something  resembling  a  pool  of  liquid;  "he  stood  in  a  pool 
  of  light";  "his  chair  sat  in  a  puddle  of  books  and 
  magazines"  [syn:  {pool}] 
  v  1:  wade  or  dabble  in  a  puddle,  as  of  ducks  or  geese 
  2:  subject  to  puddling,  as  of  iron;  form  by  puddling,  as  of 
  metal 
  3:  dip  into  mud  before  planting,  of  young  plants 
  4:  work  a  wet  mixture,  such  as  concrete  or  mud 
  5:  mess  around  as  in  a  liquid  or  paste;  "The  children  are 
  having  fun  puddling  in  paint" 
  6:  make  into  a  puddle;  "puddled  mire"  [syn:  {muddle}] 
  7:  make  a  puddle  by  splashing  water 
  8:  mix  up  or  confuse;  "He  muddled  the  issues"  [syn:  {addle},  {muddle}] 
  9:  eliminate  urine;  "Again,  the  cat  had  made  on  the  expensive 
  rug"  [syn:  {make},  {urinate},  {piddle},  {micturate},  {piss}, 
  {pee},  {pee-pee},  {make  water},  {relieve  oneself},  {take 
  a  leak},  {spend  a  penny},  {wee},  {wee-wee},  {pass  water}] 

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