spud
spud — noun
- spudsingular
- spudsplural
1. an informal word for a potato, especially one that is cooked or sold as food
an informal word for a potato, especially one that is cooked or sold as food
Manuela peeled four spuds for the soup before dinner.
informal cooking word for potato
Two spuds were baking in the oven beside the fish.
At the market, Amira bought a heavy bag of spuds.
After lunch, Liam mashed the last spud with butter.
文法句型
a spud
two spuds
bag of spuds
用法筆記
Informal in everyday talk about food or cooking. In formal writing, potato is usually the safer choice.
2. a narrow hand tool with a flat blade, used to dig into soil or cut through roots
a narrow hand tool with a flat blade, used to dig into soil or cut through roots and weeds
Brooke used a spud to cut the weeds around the fence.
tool for cutting roots and weeds
Beside the wall, the old spud sank into the hard ground.
After the rain stopped, Nila lifted the roots out with a spud.
A narrow spud hung by the shed door all winter.
- spade
spade is broader and more common for general digging
- shovel
a shovel usually has a wider scoop for moving loose material
- weeding tool
a general label rather than the specific tool name
文法句型
a spud
use a spud to + verb
用法筆記
Usually used in gardening contexts for a narrow tool that works close to roots or edges. It is much less common than spade or shovel.
spud — verb
- spudpresent simple I / you / we / they
- spuds3rd person singular
- spudding-ing form
- spuddedpast simple
1. to start work on an oil well by drilling into the ground
to start work on an oil well by drilling into the ground
The company will spud its first offshore well in July.
industry pattern: spud + well
After months of planning, workers spudded the test well.
The first new oil well may be spudded next spring.
Before the heavy rains arrived, engineers spudded the second well.
文法句型
spud + a well
be spudded + time expression
用法筆記
Used mainly in oil-industry reporting. The object is usually well, and the verb focuses on the start of drilling.