spud

n.

1. Slang. A potato.
2. A sharp spadelike tool used for rooting or digging out weeds.
3. A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter.

tr.v., spud·ded, spud·ding, spuds.

1. To remove with a sharp spadelike tool.
2. To begin drilling operations on: spud an oil well.

[Middle English spudde, short knife.]

1. A sharp narrow bar or spade used for removing gravel and roofing from a roof.
2. A dowel which is in the foot of a doorpost.
3. A short pipe which serves as a connection in a piping system.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lugejern, barkjern, kartoffel
v. tr. - grave op, luge

Nederlands (Dutch)
aardappel

Français (French)
n. - couteau (à écorcer), patate, pomme de terre
v. tr. - retirer (les mauvaises herbes) avec un couteau (à écorcer)

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Kartoffel, meißelähnliches Gerät
v. - ausgraben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκαλιστήρι, πατάτα

Italiano (Italian)
sarchiello, patata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pá (f), batata (f)

Русский (Russian)
картофелина, картошка, мотыга, кирка, скобель, прижимная планка, окапывать, окучивать, очищать от коры

Español (Spanish)
n. - patata, escarda, laya larga y estrecha, cuchillo para rascar la cera, cosa corta y gruesa
v. tr. - remover o quitar con una cuchilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smal spade, ogrässpade, kompis, plugg (potatis), borrgripare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小锄头, 马铃薯, 剥取树皮用的刀, 用小锄头挖掘

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小鋤頭, 馬鈴薯, 剝取樹皮用的刀
v. tr. - 用小鋤頭挖掘

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 (제초용) 가래, (외과) 박리기, 감자
v. tr. - 스퍼드로 제거하다, (유전 등을) 본격적으로 파기 시작하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小すき, ジャガイモ, 小鋤, スパッド, じゃがいも, 銭, だんな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بطاطا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮את ניכוש, את צר-כף, תפוח-אדמה‬
v. tr. - ‮ניכש עשבים באת ניכוש, החל בקידוח באר נפט‬

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