Definitions for SPUD
spʌdspud

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, taternoun

   an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

2. spud, stump spudverb

   a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

3. spudverb

   initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum

   "The well was spudded in April"

4. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutverb

   produce buds, branches, or germinate

   "the potatoes sprouted"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. spudnoun

   A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.

2. spudnoun

   A potato.

3. spudnoun

   A hole in a sock.

4. spudverb

   To begin drilling an oil well.

5. spudverb

   To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.

6. spudverb

   To be asleep in chat

7. Etymology: Origin unknown.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spudnoun

   A short knife.

   My love to Sheelah is more firmly fixt,
   Than strongest weeds that grow these stones betwixt:
   My spud these nettles from the stones can part,
   No knife so keen to weed thee from my heart. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spud

   Saint Paul Union Depot is a historic railroad station and intermodal transit hub in the Lowertown neighborhood of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It serves light rail, intercity rail, intercity bus, and local bus services. It is the eastern terminus for the METRO Green Line light rail line, with the stop located outside the station's headhouse. It is also the Twin Cities' stop for Amtrak, the national intercity railroad service. In addition to rail, Union Depot also serves Metro Transit, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), Jefferson Lines, Greyhound Lines, and Megabus. The headhouse, located at the 4th Street entrance, was designed by architect Charles Sumner Frost and is neoclassical in style. The concourse and the waiting room that extend over the tracks are viewed as a great architectural achievements. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is also a contributing property to the Lowertown Historic District.In addition to its transit uses, Union Depot also contains a Hertz rental car location, coffee shop, restaurant, a bike shop, offices, a museum, and loft condominiums.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spud

   A spud is an informal term used to refer to a potato. It can also refer to a sharp, narrow spade used to dig up large rooted plants or a tool used for removing dirt or growth from machinery. In oil drilling, 'spud' means to begin drilling a well.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Spudnoun

   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. Spudnoun

   a dagger

3. Spudnoun

   anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat

4. Etymology: [Cf. Dan. spyd a spear.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spud

   spud, n. a small narrow spade with a short handle: any short thick thing, a baby's hand, a potato, &c.—adj. Spud′dy, short and fat. [Prob. Scand., Dan. spyd, a spear.]

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1. SPUD

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

Matched Categories

1. • Drill
   • Grow
   • Root Vegetable
   • Starches

Anagrams for SPUD »

1. PSDU

2. puds

How to pronounce SPUD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPUD in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPUD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SPUD in a Sentence

1. Graffito, reported by Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle, April 24, 1980:

   Cogito ergo spud. - I think, therefore I yam

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SPUD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spud
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SPUD
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spud
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SPUD
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SPUD