SPUD

Definition

1. verb initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum.
2. verb produce buds, branches, or germinate. — synonyms: shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon_forth, sprout
3. noun an edible tuber native to South America. — synonyms: potato, white_potato, Irish_potato, murphy, tater
4. noun a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds. — synonyms: stump_spud