n.
1.an edible tuber native to South America
2.a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds spud v.
1.initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum
2.produce buds, branches, or germinate
Idiom of the Day
choke (something) off or choke off (something)
to force something to an end or to a stop
The government was able to choke off the flow of money to the criminal gang.