Spud — synonyms, definition

1. spud (Noun)

Irish potato aloo murphy potato stump spud tater tatie tattie white potato

spud (Noun) — An edible tuber native to South America.

spud (Noun) — A sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds.

hand shovel root vegetable solanaceous vegetable starches Uruguay potato baked potato chips french fries french-fried potatoes fries hash browns hash-browns hashbrowns hashed browns home fries home-fried potatoes mash mashed potato jacket Solanum tuberosum potato white potato white potato vine

2. spud (Verb)

bourgeon burgeon burgeon forth germinate pullulate shoot sprout

spud (Verb) — Initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum. ex. "The well was spudded in April"

spud (Verb) — Produce buds, branches, or germinate.

bore drill grow