spud
verb
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spudded;
spudding
Definition of spud
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to use a spud
spud
nounDefinition of spud (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a tool or device (as for digging, lifting, or cutting) having the characteristics of a spade and a chisel
2
: potato sense 2b
Examples of spud in a Sentence
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And while a detour around the starchy chaos was probably the best solution for most commuters, there's always the option to make use of the jam to just grab a spud and trying to make some engine-block hash browns. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "25-Ton Spud Spill Closes North Carolina Highway," 6 May 2016 The eatery serves them up full of the flavor of beef tallow, right down to the meaty flecks stuck to the spuds. — Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times, "Beef fat is oh so bad for you. But it tastes oh so good at this Vegas fries spot," 29 July 2019 Peruvian farmers have taken to planting white spuds instead of the heirloom potatoes in a rainbow of colors that their ancestors cultivated. — National Geographic, "Here’s why every foodie you know is heading to Peru," 19 July 2019 Might as well throw in a baked potato for top honors at B&B, an Idaho spud the size of a Nerf football, stuffed with fatty chopped beef in a tangy, peppery barbecue sauce loaded with cheese, bacon and sour cream for a starch-and-protein Hail Mary. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: B&B Smokehouse sets a solid barbecue table on San Antonio’s South Side," 13 June 2019 Potatoes are glorious, universally loved little spuds of happiness. — Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com, "2 simple, elegant ways to elevate your potato salad," 11 June 2019 The system uses laser acquisition to target the suspect's fleeing or stationary car and then shoots one of the GPS cartridges like a spud out of a potato gun at its rear end. — Alyson Sheppard, Popular Mechanics, "Police Shoot Cars With GPS Tags to Reduce High-Speed Chases," 6 Nov. 2013 In fact, the first hundred Thanksgivings were spud-free, since potatoes weren’t grown in North America until 1719, when Scotch-Irish settlers began planting them in New Hampshire. — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, "How Potatoes Conquered the World," 15 Nov. 2018 The gigantic spud weighed 81 pounds, 9 ounces, which was three times heavier than the second-place 24.9-pound sweet potato grown by Lebanese farmer Khalil Semhat (shown above) in 2008. — Olivia Putnal, Woman's Day, "10 Larger-Than-Life Thanksgiving Staples," 16 Nov. 2010These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spud.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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spud
noun
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Medical Definition of spud
: any of various small surgical instruments with a shape resembling that of a spade
use of a spud to remove a foreign object from the eye