spud

/spʌd/

noun

  1. 1

    A potato.

  2. 2

    A hole in a sock.

  3. 3

    A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.

  4. 4

    Anything short and thick.

  5. 5

    A piece of dough boiled in fat.

  6. 6

    (usually in the plural) A testicle.

  7. 7

    A dagger.

  8. 8

    A digging fork with three broad prongs.

  9. 9

    A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.

  10. 10

    A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    (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.

  2. 2

    (roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.

  3. 3

    (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.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.

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