spud

noun

1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Similar word(s): murphy, potato, tater

Definition categories: food, starches

2. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum

- The well was spudded in April

Definition categories: contact, bore, drill

2. produce buds, branches, or germinate

Similar word(s): bourgeon, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout

Definition categories: change, grow