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    Spud
    /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).
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spudSpud Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. 1. : a tool or device (as for digging, lifting, or cutting) having the characteristics of a spade and a chisel. 2. : potatosense 2b. Examples of spud in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › spudSPUD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPUD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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. crisphead. crookneck. cruciferous. cucumber. cuke. mooli. napa cabbage. neep. new potatoes. nopalito. serrano.

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › spudspud - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · spud (third-person singular simple present spuds, present participle spudding, simple past and past participle spudded) To dig up weeds with a spud. (drilling) 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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPUD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] infml us / spʌd / Add to word list. a potato. (Definition of spud from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of spud. spud.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › spudSpud - definition of spud by The Free Dictionary

    spud. (spŭd) n. 1. Informal A potato. 2. A sharp spadelike tool used for rooting or digging out weeds. 3. A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySPUD definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    spud in American English. (spʌd) (verbspudded, spudding) noun. 1.informal. a potato. 2. a spadelike instrument, esp. one with a narrow blade, as for digging up or cutting the roots of weeds. 3. a chisellike tool for removing bark.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › spudSPUD Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use spud in a sentence Old Warrender would lean on his daisy- spud a pleased spectator of the Arcadian scene.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspud noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of spud noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSPUD - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "SPUD" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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