1. spud - noun
· an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Synonym(s): potato, white_potato, Irish_potato, murphy, tater
Hypernym(s): root_vegetable, starches, solanaceous_vegetable
2. spud - noun
· a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
Synonym(s): stump_spud
Hypernym(s): hand_shovel
3. spud - verb
· initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"
4. spud - verb
· produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
Synonym(s): shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon_forth, sprout
Hypernym(s): grow
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