| n. | 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. |
| 2. | A dagger. | |
| 3. | Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. | |
| 4. | A potato. |
| Noun | 1. | spud - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland |
| 2. | spud - a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds Synonyms: stump spud | |
| Verb | 1. | spud - initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April" |
| 2. | spud - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" |
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