spud

A noun referring to an edible tuber native to South America, commonly known as a potato and a staple food in many regions, especially Ireland; also a sharp hand shovel used for digging out roots and weeds.

• 🌐اسم يدل على درنة صالحة للأكل أصلها من أمريكا الجنوبية، تُعرف بالبطاطس وتُعد غذاءً أساسيًا في مناطق كثيرة، وخاصة في أيرلندا؛ كما يدل على مجرفة يدوية حادة تُستخدم لقلع الجذور وإزالة الأعشاب الضارة.

1. Potato A2 informal

   An edible tuber native to South America, widely cultivated as a staple food, especially associated with Irish cuisine.

   • She peeled the spuds for the stew.
   • We're having boiled spuds with dinner tonight.
   • He grew his own spuds in the garden.

   🌐بَطَاطِس

   المرادفات: murphypotatotatertuber

2. Digging tool C1 formal british

   A sharp, narrow hand shovel used for digging up roots and weeds.

   • He used a spud to remove the dandelions from the lawn.
   • The gardener's spud was perfect for extracting deep roots.
   • She bought a new spud for weeding the vegetable patch.

   🌐مجرفة الحفر

   المرادفات: weeder

• spuds plural form
• spuds' possessive plural form
• spud's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to remove or dig up something, especially potatoes or other root vegetables, from the ground.

• 🌐فعل يعني اقتلاع شيء أو استخراجه من الأرض، ولا سيما البطاطس أو المحاصيل الجذرية الأخرى. ويُستعمل أيضًا بمعنى إزالة الأعشاب الضارة أو تجهيز الأرض بالمعزقة.

1. Initiate drilling operations C1 formal technical

   To begin drilling a well, especially for oil or gas.

   • The company plans to spud the new well next month.
   • They spudded the exploration well in the offshore field.
   • The drilling rig is ready to spud at dawn.

   🌐بدء الحفر

2. Produce buds or germinate C2 formal

   To produce buds, branches, or shoots; to sprout.

   • The potato began to spud after being stored for weeks.
   • The plant spudded new growth in the spring.
   • The seeds spudded quickly in the warm soil.

   🌐إنبات الدرنات

   المرادفات: budburgeongerminateshootsproutvegetate

• spudded past participle
• spudded past simple
• spudding present participle
• spuds third person singular