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Definition of "spud" [spud]

  • Slang A potato. (noun)
  • A sharp spadelike tool used for rooting or digging out weeds. (noun)
  • A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter. (noun)
  • To remove with a sharp spadelike tool. (verb-transitive)
  • To begin drilling operations on: spud an oil well. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "spud" in a sentence
  • "The island way of life, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and even "" Bud the spud from the bright red mud "" all evoke vibrant images of the island."
  • "As reported earlier, the Company has engineered the next offset location near the NOJ26 and will be announcing a near term spud date sometime in January."
  • "Most collimators use an expanding or caliber-specific arbor -- I've also heard it called a spud -- that fits snuggly into the bore and onto which the collimator is affixed."