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spud > 4 senses
NOUN1spud, potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, taterAn edible tuber native to South America
2spud, stump spudA sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
VERB1spudInitiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
2spud, shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutProduce buds, branches, or germinate
spud > pronunciation
Soundsspah'd
Rhymesabbreviated, accepted, acid, and 377 more rhymes in ahd...
spud > noun 1, food
MeaningAn edible tuber native to South America. A staple food of Ireland.
Synonymspotato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, tater
Part ofpotato, white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum
Partsjacket
Broadersolanaceous vegetable; root vegetable
Narrowerbaked potato; french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries; home fries, home-fried potatoes; mashed potato; Uruguay potato
spud > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds.
Synonymsstump spud
Broaderhand shovel
spud > verb 1, contact
MeaningInitiate drilling operations, as for petroleum.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"The well was spudded in April"
Broaderbore, drill
spud > verb 2, change
MeaningProduce buds, branches, or germinate.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsshoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
Similar togerminate
Broadergrow

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