Definition of spud Spud
/spʌˈd/ - [spud] - spud
We found 14 definitions of spud from 5 different sources.
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What does spud mean?
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NounPlural: spuds |
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| spud - a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds | ||
| stump spud | ||
| spud - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | ||
| potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, tater | ||
| root vegetable any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers | ||
| starches foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) | ||
| solanaceous vegetable any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon | ||
| solanum tuberosum, white potato vine, potato, white potato an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | ||
| baked potato potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven | ||
| chips, french-fried potatoes, french fries, fries strips of potato fried in deep fat | ||
| home-fried potatoes, home fries sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp | ||
| jacket a short coat | ||
| mashed potato potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed | ||
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| spud - initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April" | ||
| bore, drill make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall" | ||
| spud - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" | ||
| shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout | ||
| grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- spud (Noun)
A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. - spud (Noun)
A hole in a sock. - spud (Noun)
Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. - spud (Verb)
To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit. - spud (Verb)
To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spud (n.)
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. - spud (n.)
A dagger. - spud (n.)
Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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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