spud

[US]/spʌd/
[UK]/spʌd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small hoe, a chisel for peeling bark, a potato

vt. to hoe with a small hoe.

Example Sentences

spud an oil well.

She peeled the spud before boiling it.

He planted spuds in his backyard.

The chef used spuds to make delicious mashed potatoes.

I prefer sweet potatoes over regular spuds.

We harvested a lot of spuds from the farm this year.

She fried the spuds until they were crispy.

Do you want fries with that spud?

The spud was too small to use for baking.

He dug up a rotten spud from the garden.

She sliced the spud into thin rounds for the dish.

Real-world Examples

You can oil, salt, and pepper your spuds.

Source: Gourmet Base

Spud went on to become leader of the team.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Grade 9, Volume 1)

Yeah, spud, it's like Idaho English.

Source: American English dialogue

For the mash, it's worth using the right kind of spuds.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

And so the days went by. Ove went to work and came home and had sausages and spuds.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

So mushrooms, tomatoes, mustard, onion, rosemary, some salt, some broccoli, some spuds, some mixed leaves and couple bits of beef.

Source: Gourmet Base

Are those spuds still safe to eat?

Source: Selected English short passages

So you take your turn washing up, peeling the spuds, cooking the lunch, driving the car.

Source: BBC Ideas

I stopped eating spuds since I came back cause I ate it everyday. You go to 31 Ice-cream shop and there they have spuds ice-cream.

Source: American English dialogue

And while those giant bags of spuds are tempting for their cost savings, it's safer to buy your potatoes as needed instead.

Source: Selected English short passages

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