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1. (noun) potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

2. (verb) spud, stump spud
a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

3. (verb) spud
initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
"The well was spudded in April"

4. (verb) shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes sprouted"

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Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) SPUD
a sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes

2. (noun) SPUD
a dagger

3. (noun) SPUD
anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat

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