spud meaning and definition

SPUD noun

Definition of spud (noun)

1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
   • synonyms: Irish potato, murphy, potato, tater, white potato
2. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
   • synonyms: stump spud

SPUD verb

Definition of spud (verb)

1. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
   • "The well was spudded in April"
2. produce buds, branches, or germinate
   • "the potatoes sprouted"
   • synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout