spud
IPA: spˈʌd
noun
- (informal) A potato.
- (informal) A hole in a sock.
- (plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
- (obsolete) Anything short and thick.
- (obsolete, US, dialect) A piece of dough boiled in fat.
- (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- (obsolete) A dagger.
- A digging fork with three broad prongs.
- A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
- A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
- (film, television) A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.
- A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.
verb
- To dig up weeds with a spud.
- (drilling) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.
- (roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
- (camping) To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, and/or sewer hookups.
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Examples of "spud" in Sentences
- Spud is a common nickname for the potato.
- It consists of a stem, wing nut and spud.
- A spud bar is typically and weighs around.
- Spud then recites a poem honoring the teacher.
- The alignment capable microplanner SPUD prime.
- Spuds MacKenzie is the proper spelling of this.
- Renton and Spud are in court for stealing books.
- Spud wins the international broadcast competition.
- A spud bar with a thickened end can be used to tamp soil.
- Pneumatic spud guns are generally more powerful than combustion spud guns.