What does BUD mean?

Definitions for BUD
bʌdbud

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BUD.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. budnoun

    a partially opened flower

  2. budverb

    a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals

  3. budverb

    develop buds

    "The hibiscus is budding!"

  4. budverb

    start to grow or develop

    "a budding friendship"

Wiktionary

  1. Budnoun

    A male nickname.

    I remember many visits from my uncle Bud.

  2. Budnoun

    A nickname for the beer Budweiser.

    I'd like a Bud, please.

  3. Etymology: From buddy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BUDnoun

    The first shoot of a plant; a gem.

    Etymology: bouton, Fr.

    Be as thou wast wont to be;
    See as thou wast wont to see:
    Dian’s bud o’er Cupid’s flower
    Hath such force and blessed power. William Shakespeare, Mids. N. Dr.

    Writers say, as the most forward bud
    Is eaten by the canker ere it blow,
    Even so by love the young and tender wit
    Is turn’d to folly, blasting in the bud,
    Losing his verdure even in the prime. William Shakespeare, T. G. of Ver.

    When you the flow’rs for Chloe twine,
    Why do you to her garland join,
    The meanest bud that falls from mine? Matthew Prior.

    Insects wound the tender buds, with a long hollow trunk, and deposit an egg in the hole, with a sharp corroding liquour, that causeth a swelling in the leaf, and closeth the orifice. Richard Bentley.

  2. To Budverb

    To inoculate; to graff by inserting a bud into the rind of another tree.

    Of apricocks, the largest masculine is much improved by budding upon a peach stock. William Temple.

  3. To Budverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    Bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field. Ecclus, xxxix. 13.

    There the fruit, that was to be gathered from such a conflux, quickly budded out. Edward Hyde, b. ii.

    Heav’n gave him all at once, then snatch’d away,
    Ere mortals all his beauties could survey;
    Just like the flow’r that buds and withers in a day. Dryd.

    Tho’ lab’ring yokes on their own necks they fear’d,
    And felt for budding horns on their smooth foreheads rear’d. John Dryden, Silenus.

    Young budding virgin, fair and fresh and sweet,
    Whither away, or where is thy abode? William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. bud

    A bud is a compact, undeveloped part or shoot of a plant, often appearing as a small knob or swelling on a stem or branch, which has the potential to grow into a flower, leaf, or new branch. In a broader sense, "bud" can also refer to an early stage of development in animals or other biological entities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Budnoun

    a small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower

  2. Budnoun

    a small protuberance on certain low forms of animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism, either free or attached. See Hydra

  3. Budverb

    to put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot

  4. Budverb

    to begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn

  5. Budverb

    to be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise; as, a budding virgin

  6. Budverb

    to graft, as a plant with another or into another, by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other, in order to raise, upon the budded stock, fruit different from that which it would naturally bear

Wikidata

  1. Bud

    In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately. Buds may be specialized to develop flowers or short shoots, or may have the potential for general shoot development. The term bud is also used in zoology, where it refers to an outgrowth from the body which can develop into a new individual.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bud

    bud, n. the first shoot of a tree or plant: used of young people, as a term of endearment.—v.i. to put forth buds: to begin to grow.—v.t. to put forth as buds: to graft, as a plant, by inserting a bud under the bark of another tree:—pr.p. bud′ding; pa.p. bud′ded.—n. Bud′ding, a method of propagation by means of buds.—adjs. Bud′dy; Bud′less.—To nip in the bud, to destroy at its very beginning. [M. E. budde; prob. related to Dut. bot, a bud.]

Editors Contribution

  1. bud

    A facet of a plant, shrub or tree.

    The buds on the trees are very beautiful.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. bud

    Song lyrics by bud -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by bud on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. BUD

    What does BUD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BUD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BUD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bud is ranked #108199 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Bud surname appeared 164 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bud.

    68.9% or 113 total occurrences were White.
    17.6% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
    4.8% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    4.2% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce BUD?

How to say BUD in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BUD in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BUD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BUD in a Sentence

  1. William Shakespeare:

    This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

  2. Brooke Alpert:

    Eating too much sugar basically bombards your taste buds, this sugar overkill causes your taste bud sugar tolerance to go up, so you need more and more sugar to satisfythat sweet craving.

  3. Amanda Gorman:

    The first bud of spring sings the other seeds into joining her uprising.

  4. The Papa John:

    This should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago, the controversy is polarizing the customer, polarizing the country.

  5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

    Thought is the blossom language the bud action the fruit behind it.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

BUD#10000#10541#100000

Translations for BUD

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for BUD »

Translation

Find a translation for the BUD definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"BUD." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/BUD>.

Discuss these BUD definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for BUD? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    BUD

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
    A assault
    B empire
    C cycling
    D aspiration

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for BUD: