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- DictionarySpud/spəd/
noun
- 1. a potato. informal
- 2. a small, narrow spade for cutting the roots of plants, especially weeds.
verb
- 1. dig up or cut (plants, especially weeds) with a spud.
- 2. make the initial drilling for (an oil well).
The meaning of SPUD is to dig with a spud. How to use spud in a sentence.
noun. Informal. a potato. a spadelike instrument, especially one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds. a chisel-like tool for removing bark. a pointed leg or stake for staying or supporting dredging or earth-boring machinery. a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter.
Meaning of spud in English. spud. noun [ C ] informal us / spʌd / uk / spʌd / Add to word list. a potato. Tastyart Ltd Rob White/ Photolibrary/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Types of vegetable. alfalfa. allium. Anaheim. artichoke. arugula. cress. crisphead. crookneck. cruciferous. cucumber. mooli. napa cabbage. neep.
Meaning of spud in English. spud. noun [ C ] informal uk / spʌd / us / spʌd / Add to word list. a potato. Tastyart Ltd Rob White/ Photolibrary/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Types of vegetable. alfalfa. allium. Anaheim. artichoke. arugula. cress. crisphead. crookneck. cruciferous. cucumber. mizuna. mooli. napa cabbage.
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Etymology
From Middle English spudde (“small knife”). Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjót (“spear”), German Spieß (“spear; spike; skewer”). Compare English spit (“sharp, pointed rod”). The use of the term for a potato was perhaps first used in New Zealand and Australian dialect and slang.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /spʌd/ 2. enPR: spŭd 3. Rhymes: -ʌd
Noun
spud (plural spuds) 1. (informal) A potato. [from 1845] 1.1. 1927 May, Boys' Life, page 8: 1.1.1. We were peeling spuds on afternoon detail back of the lodge at summer camp — Billy Dean and I, and two or three more — and as usual arguing about whether the camp work ought to be done that way or not[…] 1.2. 1981, Colin Welland, Chariots of Fire, spoken by Rev. J.D. Liddell: 1.2.1. You can praise God by peeling a spudif you peel it to perfection. Don't compromise. Compromise is a language of the...
Etymology
From Middle English spudde.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /spʊd/
Noun
spud 1. knife 1.1. Synonym: kunnife
2 days ago · 1. any of various sharp, spadelike or chisel-like tools used for rooting out weeds, stripping off bark, etc. 2. Informal. a potato. verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: ˈspudded or ˈspudding. 3. to dig, strip, drill, etc. with or as with a spud. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of spud noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
