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spud
(sp/@/d )

noun (n)

  • an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    irish potato, murphy, potato, tater, white potato
    source: wordnet30
  • a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    stump spud
    source: wordnet30
  • A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A potato.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The well was spudded in April.
    source: wordnet30
  • produce buds, branches, or germinate(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout
    source: wordnet30
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