Definition of
spud has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food
1
[ noun ] (chemistry,food) an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Synonyms

potato murphy Irish_potato tater white_potato

Related terms

solanaceous_vegetable root_vegetable Uruguay_potato baked_potato french_fries home-fried_potatoes mashed_potato potato jacket

2
[ verb ] produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants

Synonyms

sprout germinate bourgeon burgeon_forth pullulate shoot

Related terms

grow germinate germination gemmation sprout germ

3
[ verb ] initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum

Examples

"The well was spudded in April"

Related terms

bore

4
[ noun ] a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

Synonyms

stump_spud

Related terms

hand_shovel

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Rhymes with

bicuspid tricuspid stupid lipid rapid torpid intrepid

Phonetic and Homophones

S P AH1 D

Similar Spelling

spout Spode speed Spady spade Spada speedy spayed spot spit spat

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