(informal) A potato. / (informal) A hole in a sock. / (plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends. / (obsolete) Anything short and thick.

To dig up weeds with a spud. / (drilling) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.

A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.

plural of spud

simple past tense and past participle of spud

(drilling) The initial drilling of a well; a test drilling.

present participle of spud

plural of spudding

A toy gun that fires a plug of potato by compressing the air in the barrel, forcing the potato projectile out at speed.

(informal, mildly derogatory) a foolish person.