Potato vs. Spud

Potato and Spud Definitions
Potato
A perennial plant (Solanum tuberosum) in the nightshade family that was first cultivated in South America and is widely grown for its starchy edible tubers.
Spud
(Informal) A potato.
Potato
A tuber of this plant.
Spud
A sharp spadelike tool used for rooting or digging out weeds.
Potato
Any of various wild plants in the genus Solanum that are similar to the cultivated potato.
Spud
A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter.
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Potato
A sweet potato. See Note at tater.
Spud
To remove with a sharp spadelike tool.
Potato
The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
Spud
To begin drilling operations on
Spud an oil well.
Potato
A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
Spud
(informal) A potato.
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Potato
Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
Spud
(informal) A hole in a sock.
Potato
A mentally handicapped person.
Spud
A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
Potato
(humorous) A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.
Spud
(obsolete) Anything short and thick.
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Potato
An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.
Spud
A piece of dough boiled in fat.
Potato
Underpowered; low-end.
I'd've captured a video of my playthrough rather than just screenshots, but my computer's too potato to comfortably run the game and a video-capture program at the same time.
Spud
A testicle.
Potato
A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico.
Spud
(obsolete) A dagger.
Potato
An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Spud
A digging fork with three broad prongs.
Potato
Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
Spud
A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
Spud
A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
Spud
A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.
Spud
To dig up weeds with a spud.
Spud
(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.
Spud
(roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
Spud
(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.
Spud
A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.
Spud
A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes.
My spud these nettles from the stone can part.
Spud
A dagger.
Spud
Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.
Spud
A potato.
Spud
An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Spud
A sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
Spud
Initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum;
The well was spudded in April
Spud
Produce buds, branches, or germinate;
The potatoes sprouted