spud

1. A potato.
2. A hole in a sock.
3. A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
4. Anything short and thick.
5. A piece of dough boiled in fat.
6. (usually in the plural) A testicle.
7. A dagger.
8. A digging fork with three broad prongs.
9. A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
10. A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.

1. (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.
2. (roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
3. (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.

proper noun

A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.