definition of
spud

[1] #1 spud n. [potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, tater] an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland. wn

[2] #2 spud v. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April". wn

[3] #3 spud n. [stump spud] a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds. wn

[4] #4 spud v. [shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout] produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted". wn