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spuds, plural;
  1. Dig up or cut (plants, esp. weeds) with a spud

  2. Make the initial drilling for (an oil well)

Noun
  1. A potato

  2. A small, narrow spade for cutting the roots of plants, esp. weeds

  3. A short length of pipe that is used to connect two components or that takes the form of a projection from a fitting to which a pipe may be screwed
    • - a spud washer
  4. A chisel-like tool, as for removing bark or digging into ice

  1. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April"
  2. potato: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
  3. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
  4. shoot: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
  5. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family (also known as the nightshades). The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. ...
  6. The Saint Paul Union Depot (sometimes referred to as SPUD) was the main train station in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota until passenger rail service in the region was restructured in the 1970s, with Amtrak taking over most passenger service in the United States. ...
  7. Beyond the Black Stump is an Australian comic strip written by Sean Leahy. It won the "Best Comic Strip" at the 2003 National Coffs Harbour Cartoon Awards and the "Comic Strip Cartoonist of the Year" at the Australian Cartoonist's Association's Stanley Award the same year.
  8. Spud is an upcoming South African film directed by Donovan Marsh. It is based on the novel of the same name by John van de Ruit. The film stars Troye Sivan as the title character. It will be released in South Africa on 26 November 2010.
  9. Bob the Builder is a British children's stop motion television character created by Keith Chapman. Bob appears as a building contractor specialising in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work- ...
  10. Spud is a popular children's game where players try to eliminate each other by catching and throwing a ball. It is related to "call ball" and "ball tag". As few as three may play, with no upper limit. A small soft ball and an open area to run in is required.
  11. A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc; A potato; A hole in a sock; To begin drilling an oil well; To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping; To be asleep in chat
  12. (spuds) Slang for Shimano's SPD brand of clipless pedals. They're so popular that some cyclists refer to all clipless pedals as "spuds," or SPDs.
  13. (Spuds) Heavy-wall pipes that slide vertically in guides (spud wells) located at the rear corners of the dredge hull and fitted with the means to raise and lower them. ...
  14. (SPuDS) Seller Property Disclosure Statement - The disclosure statement a seller fills out disclosing information on the home / property they are selling.
  15. (Spuds) Nickname for Tottenham Hotspurs or Spurs. Spud is a slang word for a potato.
  16. (Spuds) These can be fitted to the rear wheels of an engine to give it extra grip in the mud.
  17. The removal of gravel or heavy accumulations of bitumen from roof membranes by means of chipping or scraping.
  18. To remove the top surfacing of a roof by scraping it with special tools called spud bars or power spudders.
  19. A threaded opening on the water heater tank. Also a tool for digging having characteristics of a shade and chisel.
  20. The first or initial act of boring of the hole in drilling of an oil or gas well.
  21. Tool with a narrow-shaped, curved blade used in removing bark by hand. Also called a barking iron (24).
  22. To start the actual drilling of a well. The first section of the hole is drilled with a large-diameter spudding bit down several hundred feet to accommodate the surface pipe which may be 8 to 20 inches in diameter, depending upon the depth to which the well will ultimately be drilled. ...
  23. Brass coupling that connects the flush tube to the porcelain toilet or urinal.
  24. This term refers to the point in time at which the drill bit begins to turn into the earth and drilling actually starts.
  25. a steel or wooden post or pile that is placed vertically through a well in the hull of a vessel and which, when lowered to the bottom of the waterway, anchors the vessel. back