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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un tubercule comestible originaire d'Amérique du Sud, largement connu comme la pomme de terre et aliment de base dans de nombreuses régions, notamment en Irlande ; désigne aussi une pelle à main pointue utilisée pour arracher les racines et les mauvaises herbes.

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.

   🇫🇷Pomme de terre

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷déchaussoir

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant extraire ou déterrer quelque chose, en particulier des pommes de terre ou d'autres tubercules, du sol.

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.

   🇫🇷Forer un puits (débuter le forage)

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.

   🇫🇷bourgeonner

   Synonymes: budburgeongerminateshootsproutvegetate

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