Thesaurus: spud

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1. 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.
2. n. A dagger.
3. n. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.
4. n. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
5. n. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
6. v. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
7. v. produce buds, branches, or germinate
8. 1. 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. My spud these nettles from the stone can part. Swyft. 2. A dagger. [Obs.] olland. 3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.]
9. v:22/n:78 n. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds v. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum