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1. (n.) spud
Informal. a potato .
2. spud
a spadelike instrument, esp . one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds .
3. spud
a stake for supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery .
4. spud
a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter .
5. (v.t.) spud
to remove with a spud .
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME spudde short knife, of obscure orig.)
Definition of 'SPUD'
Princeton's WordNet
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"
Definition of 'SPUD'
Webster 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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