spud
/spʌd/ verb C2- To dig up weeds with a spud.
- To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.
- To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
- To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, or sewer hookups.
He/she/it spuds · Past spudded · Past participle spudded · -ing form spudding
Verb forms
- Base form
- spud
- He/she/it
- spuds
- Past
- spudded
- Past participle
- spudded
- -ing form
- spudding
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