spud

Определение spud в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc; To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping; A potato; A hole in a sock
(Already becoming absorbed in his feet through the giant spud in his sock) Anyway, I'm er, I'm sorry. A quite unnecessary embarrassment for you. (He removes sock completely, begins rhythmic rubbing of webs).; To begin drilling an oil well; potato; {n} a kind of short knife, a poor sorry wretch; Single Purpose Un-LEGO-ish (or Ugly) Decorative element Like Sebulba in the SW Pod Racers set; To start the drilling of a well; To remove the top surfacing of a roof by scraping it with special tools called spud bars or power spudders; The commencement of drilling operations; initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"; Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat; A threaded opening on the water heater tank; produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"; A dagger; an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland; a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds; Commence drilling a well; Tool with a narrow-shaped, curved blade used in removing bark by hand Also called a barking iron (24); Spuds are potatoes. a potato (spud (17-20 centuries)); A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes; a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April; To start the actual drilling of a well; {i} small spade for digging up weeds; tool for removing bark from trees; potato (Informal)
spud gun: a toy gun that fires a plug of potato by compressing the air in the barrel, forcing the potato 'bullet' out at speed
spud gun: a larger version of the same, powered by compressed air, butane or other propellant which fires a complete potato
spud head: a foolish person
spuds: plural of spud