From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spud
n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato,
murphy, spud, tater]
2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn:
spud, stump spud]
v 1: initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well
was spudded in April"
2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
[syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon,
burgeon forth, sprout]