Potato vs. Spud

Difference Between Potato and Spud
Potatonoun
A plant tuber, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe
Spudnoun
(obsolete) A dagger.
Potatonoun
A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking
Spudnoun
A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
Potatonoun
(humorous) A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.
Spudnoun
(tools) A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
Potatonoun
A mentally handicapped person.
Spudnoun
(informal) A potato.
Potatonoun
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Spudnoun
A hole in a sock.
Potatonoun
annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
Spudnoun
A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
Spudnoun
(obsolete) Anything short and thick.
Spudnoun
A piece of dough boiled in fat.
Spudnoun
A testicle.
Spudverb
(drilling) 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.
Spudverb
(roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
Spudverb
(camping) To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, and/or sewer hookups.
Spudproper noun
A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.
Spudnoun
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Spudnoun
a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
Spudverb
initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum;
The well was spudded in AprilSpudverb
produce buds, branches, or germinate;
the potatoes sprouted