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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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In the oil and gas industry, the process of beginning to drill a well. Initially a larger drill bit is used to drill a surface hole, which is lined with casing and cement to protect groundwater. After the surface hole is completed, the main drill bit is inserted and the well is drilled to the total depth.

Can also be referred to as “spudding in”.

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Drilling for oil and gas is a highly complex task involving sophisticated techniques and machinery. It often costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to drill even a simple well. More difficult wells can cost millions of dollars. The most expensive wells are often found offshore, where high-end drilling platforms can cost over $500,000 per day in times of peak demand.

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1: A potato. (1845 —) .
K. Weatherly Some sugar, tea and a few spuds and onions formed the rest of their supplies (1968).

2: A hole in a sock, stocking, etc. (1960 —) .
M. de Larrabeiti There were huge spuds in the heels of their socks (1978).

[From earlier sense, small narrow spade.]

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For a list of words related to spud, see:

• Shovels and Digging and Lifting Tools - spud: spadelike tool with narrow blade, used esp. for digging up weeds
• Appearance or Style
• Behavior or Personality
• Affectionate Reference

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See words rhyming with "spud."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Spud.

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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